Crimean War
November 30 1853 - the sea battle of between Russian sailing vessels and Turkish ones took place in Synop (Synope) bay on the Northern Turkish coast.
Russian squadron under the command of Vice-Admiral P. Nakhimov, defeated the enemy Navy under the command of Osman-Pasha.
1854- Allies bombed Odessa.
September 1854 - French, British and Turkish troops landed near Evpatoria, won the battle on Alma River, seized Balaklava bay and Kamyshovaya bay and finally most of the city of Sevastopol.
September 13 1854 - 27 August 1855 heroic defense of Sevastopol
First the city was defended by sailors under the command of Admirals V. Kornilov, P. Nakhimov and V. Istomin. The Russian Command gave the order to scuttle part of the ships of the Black Sea Navy in the main Sevastopol Bay and make it impossible for the Allies' ships to enter the bay.
The ships cannons were taken to the shore fortifications. The military engineer E. Totleben designed some land fortifications around Sevastopol which had no walls. When the enemy approached the city, it was already able to defend itself.
October 17 1854 - first bombing of Sevastopol, during which Vice-Admiral Kornilov was deadly wounded on Malakhov Hill
October 25- famous Balaklava battle also knows as Charge of the Light Brigade in which about 600 British cavalrymen were killed.
5 November 1854 - Inkerman battle. This attempt to raise the siege of Sevastopol ended in failure.
April 10 1855- the 2nd bombardment of Sevastopol.
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