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Siege · 1855
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 landed at Eupatoria on 14 September 1854, intending to make a triumphal march to Sevastopol, the capital of the Crimea, with 50,000 men. Major battles along the way were Alma (September 1854), Balaklava (October 1854), Inkerman (November 1854), Tchernaya (August 1855), Redan (September 1855), and, finally, Malakoff (September 1855). During the siege, the allied navy undertook six bombardments of the capital, on 17 October 1854; and on 9 April, 6 June, 17 June, 17 August, and 5 September 1855. The siege of Sevastopol is one of the last classic sieges in history.
| Date | 17 October 1854 – 11 September 1855, (10 months, 3 weeks and 4 days) |
|---|---|
| Location | Sevastopol, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire, |
| Result | Allied victory |
| Belligerents | France United Kingdom Ottoman Empire Piedmont-Sardinia | Russia Imperial Navy |
|---|---|---|
| Commanders | Armand-Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud François Canrobert Aimable Pélissier Lord Raglan Lord Lyons Sir James Simpson Sir William Codrington Sir John Campbell † Charles George Gordon Sir Henry William Barnard Alfonso La Marmora | Nicholas I Alexander II Eduard Totleben Mikhail Gorchakov Alexander Menshikov Vladimir Kornilov † Pavel Nakhimov † Vladimir Istomin † |
| Strength | October 1854: 67,000 July 1855 total strength: 175,000, consisting of: French: 75,000 British: 35,000 Ottoman: 60,000 Piedmontese: 15,000 Arriving in August: British Ottoman Contingent: 22,000 German Legion: 9,000 Swiss Legion: 3,000 Polish Legion: 1,500 Italian Legion: 2,000 French Reserve Army at Constantinople: 30,000 British Reserve Army at Malta: 15,000+ | October 1854 garrison: 36,600 May 1855 garrison: 43,000 and 42,000 army in the Crimea, with 8,886 naval gunners 823 Greek volunteers |
| Casualties | French: 10,240 killed in action, 20,000 died of wounds, 50,000 died of disease British: 2,755 killed in action, 2,019 died of wounds, 16,323 died of disease Piedmontese: 2,050 died from all causes Total deaths: 128,387 | Total casualties: 102,000 killed, wounded, and died from disease |
Took place during the reign of Abdulmejid I (1839–1861). Abdulmejid I
Open the reign of Abdulmejid I on the mapText: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), adapted for the atlas.