This monument stands in a public park in the city of Sevastopol, not far from the famous Panorama, which tells precisely the story of the siege.
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The Siege of Sevastopol (sometimes rendered "Sebastopol") was a major siege, lasting 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 35 mile triumphal march to Sevastopol the capital of the Crimea, with 50,000 men. To traverse the 35 miles, the allied forces fought for a year against the Russians. The major battles the army fought to reach the capital were: "Alma" (September 1854), "Balaklava" (October 1854), "Inkerman" (November 1854), "Tchernaya" (August 1855), "Redan" (September 1855), and, finally, "Sebastopol" (September 1855). During the siege, the allied navy made six bombardments of the capital: October 17, 1854; April 9, June 6, June 17, August 17, and September 5, 1855.
Sebastopol is one of the classic sieges of all time. The city of Sevastopol was the home of the Tsar's Black Sea Fleet which threatened the Mediterranean. Before the allies encircled it, the Russian field army withdrew. The siege was the culminating struggle for the strategic Russian port in 1854-5 and was the final bloody episode in the costly Crimean War.