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Sevastopol (/ ˌ s ɛ v ə ˈ s t oʊ p əl, s ə ˈ v æ s t ə p oʊ l /), [a] sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea and a major port on the Black Sea.Due to its strategic location and the navigability of the city's harbours, Sevastopol has been an important port and naval base throughout its history.
The siege of Sevastopol, also known as the defence of Sevastopol (Russian: Оборона Севастополя, romanized: Oborona Sevastopolya) or the Battle of Sevastopol (German: Schlacht um Sewastopol; Romanian: Bătălia de la Sevastopol), was a military engagement that took place on the Eastern Front of the Second World War.
The siege of Sevastopol (at the time called in English the siege of Sebastopol) lasted from October 1854 until September 1855, during the Crimean War. The allies ( French , Sardinian , Ottoman , and British ) landed at Eupatoria on 14 September 1854, intending to make a triumphal march to Sevastopol , the capital of the Crimea , with 50,000 men.
Political history of Sevastopol (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "History of Sevastopol" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
The Bell of Chersonesos, located close to the ruins of Chersonesos Taurica, Crimea, is the symbol of Chersonesos and one of the main sights of Sevastopol. It was cast before the foundation of Sevastopol for the Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker Church in Taganrog, which was the Russian Navy's military base at that time. It was later seized as war ...
Chersonesus's ancient ruins are presently located in one of Sevastopol's suburbs. They were excavated by the Russian government, starting from 1827. They are today a popular tourist attraction, protected as an archaeological park. The buildings mix influences of Greek, Roman and Byzantine culture. The defensive wall was approximately 3.5 ...
Sevastopol itself was divided in two by the Dockyard Creek. Two of Canrobert's four divisions, supervised by General Forey, were allotted the western siege operations around the city, from the Black Sea to the Dockyard Creek; the other two divisions, under General Bosquet, would act as a covering force along the Sapouné Heights. [26]
Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855), during the Crimean War Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942) , during the Second World War Siege of Sevastopol (panorama) , a 1904 painted panorama by Franz Roubaud