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Siege of Sevastopol

Siege of Sevastopol was a naval engagement fought in 1854 at Sevastopol, in what is now Russia; it ran into the following year. It was part of the Crimean War, which ran from 1853 to 1856. The recorded result: Allied victory.

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Fought1854ran into the following year
WhereSevastopol, Russia44.617N, 33.517E
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsSecond French Empire; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; Ottoman Empire; Kingdom of SardiniaagainstRussian Empire; Imperial Navy
Part ofCrimean War1853 to 1856

Where it sits in the Crimean War

Battle of Oltenița, 1853Battle of Pitsunda, 1853Battle of Akhaltsikhe, 1853Battle of Shekvetili, 1853Battle of Sinop, 1853Battle of Başgedikler, 1853Battle of Cetate, 1853Siege of Sevastopol, 1854Siege of Silistra (1854), 1854Battle of Nigoiti, 1854Battle of the Choloki, 1854Battle of Kurekdere, 1854Siege of Petropavlovsk, 1854Battle of Alma, 1854Battle of Balaclava, 1854Charge of the Light Brigade, 1854Thin Red Line, 1854Battle of Inkerman, 1854Battle of Eupatoria, 1855Battle of Malakoff, 1855Battle of Suomenlinna, 1855Battle of the Chernaya, 1855Battle of the Great Redan, 1855Battle of Kanghil, 1855Battle of Kinburn, 1855Battle of Enguri, 1855Siege of Taganrog, 1855Siege of Kars, 185518531855Siege of Sevastopol, 1854
28 placed engagements of the Crimean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1854 (year precision)
to 9 September 1855
PlaceSevastopol, Russia
44.617N, 33.517E
KindNaval engagement, nineteenth century
StrengthOctober 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 and lossesFrench: 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: 128,387Total casualties: 102,000 killed, wounded, and died from disease
Commanders
Siege of SevastopolSiege of SevastopolBattle of the Great RedanSiege of SevastopolBattle of MalakoffBattle of BalaclavaBattle of InkermanSiege of SevastopolSimferopolYevpatoriyaDzhankoy100 km44.617N, 33.517E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 1434 and 1941.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1854

Siege of Sevastopol is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815216, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855), revision 1372251749, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.