The
Siege of Sevastopol lasted from September 1854 until September 1855, during the
Crimean War. The allies (
French,
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. The traverse took a year of fighting against the Russians. Major battles along the way were
Alma (September 1854),
Balaklava (October 1854),
Inkerman (November 1854),
Tchernaya (August 1855),
Redan (September 1855), and, finally,
Sevastopol (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.