Sebastopol Collection (page 3)

Franz Totleben - 3
FRANZ EDVARD IVANOVICH, count TOTLEBEN Russian military engineer, best known for his brilliant defence of Sebastopol in the Crimea war. Date: 1818 - 1884

1920 / Sebastopol Evacuate
The populace flee Sebastopol as the Russian Red Army advance, with a communist victory in the Russian civil war imminent. Date: November 1920

Railway works at Balaclava 1855
British navvies commence work on the construction of a railway line between Balaclava and Sebastopol in the Crimea

Statue of soldier, Lenin Monument, Sevastopol, Ukraine
Statue of a soldier on the Lenin Monument in Sevastopol, Ukraine

Lenin Monument, Sevastopol, Ukraine
Statue of the Communist leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924) on the Lenin Monument in Sevastopol, Ukraine

Memorial to Russian Navy, Sevastopol, Ukraine
View of the Soviet Memorial to the Russian Navy of World War Two, in Sevastopol, Ukraine, with marines on parade. Sevastopol is where Russias Black Sea Fleet is based

Pokrovsky Cathedral, Sevastopol, Ukraine
View of Pokrovsky Cathedral in Sevastopol, Ukraine. Building was completed in 1905

St Vladimir Cathedral, Sevastopol, Ukraine
View of St Vladimir (Vladimirsky) Cathedral in Chersonese or Chersonesos (formerly Korsun), near Sevastopol, Ukraine

Crimea War Supplies
Commisariat difficulties : scene on the road from Balaklava to Sebastopol - supplies of food and munitions hampered by wet weather

Crimea Artillery
A quiet day in the Diamond Battery : the gun is a Lancaster 68-pounder

Russian Rifle-Pit
A Russian rifle-pit, captured by the British, is incorporated into their trench system

Crimea Mortar Battery
British mortar battery on the heights before Sebastopol, during the Crimea War

The Docks Sebastopol
The docks, with the ruins of Fort Saint Paul

Sebastopol Defences
Interior scene in the Mamelon Vert, a key position overlooking the city, during the siege of Sebastopol

French at Sebastopol
The extreme right of the French positions before the besieged city

Sebastopol, Distant View
A distant view of the beleaguered city, seen from Old Chersonese and the ancient church of Saint Vladimir

Attacking Sebastopol
Movement of troops against a background of smoke from the burning town

Russian Defences
Interior of Fort Nicolas, an important part of the Russian defences of the city Date: 1855

Sebastopol, Christmas
Officers enjoy their Christmas dinner on the heights before Sebastopol

Sebastopol, View to s
Looking towards Sebastopol from the north, from the rear of Fort Nicolas

Library Fired
Public library and Temple of the Winds set on fire by the Russians as they evacuated the area

French Bastion
The French Bastion du Mat, seen from the Central Bastion

Quarantine Cemetery
The Quarantine Cemetery and French Battery no 50; this was the site of a battle on 22-23 May 1855

Sebastopol, Batteries
A quiet night in Greenhill Batteries, commanded by Major Chapman

Sebastopol, Church
A church to the rear of the redan, showing the effects of shot and shells

The Harbour, Sebastopol
The head of the harbour

Taking the Malakoff
The French take the Malakoff, the key position in the Russian defences of the city

Admiralty, Sebastopol
THE ADMIRALTY

Sebastopol Harbour
The northern side of the harbour, looking out to sea

Church of Peter & Paul
The church of St Peter and St Paul, badly damaged during the bombardment of the town

French Bastion Du Mat
French troops strengthening their fortifications at the Bastion du Mat

Hms Sidon at Sebastopol
Sea view of Sebastopol, from the deck of HMS Sidon

Sebastopol - the Redan
British flags fly over the Redan, a key position in the attack on the besieged city

Distant View Sebastopol
Distant view of the besieged city from the rear of the British batteries

Ruins of the Malakoff
Allied warships bombard the city, but it will be nearly a year before the Allies overcome the Russian resistance

Sebastopol, Raglans Hq
Distant view of Lord Raglans headquarters before Sebastopol, and two British encampments

Bombarding Sebastopol
A mortar battery bombards the besieged city

Ukraine / Sevastopol
(formerly known as Sebastopol) Seaport in the Crimea, the focus of intense fighting during the Crimea War

The patent elevator and observatory
Engraving of the patent elevator and observatory showing a man being elevated into the air for viewing purposes. During the siege of Sebastopol a view of the enemys works was required

Siege of Sebastopol
The Malakoff redoubt under attack during the Siege of Sebastopol, which lasted from Septemebr 1854 until September 1855 resulting in victory for the British and French forces

Battle of Sebastopol
The battleship Parishkaya Communa taking part in the Battle of Sebastopol, on the Black Sea, in the Crimea

Events / War / Crimean War
sir CHARLES ASH WINDHAM Military, notable for capture of the Redan, Sebastopol, during the Crimea War

Sentinel at Sebastopol
A sentinel of the Zouaves (French) before Sebastopol, while his colleagues forage for firewood - a scene evocative of the harsh conditions of the war

Russian Fleet Destroyed
The Tsar, convinced that his fleet will be burnt, prefers to set fire to it himself, in imitation of his predecessors heroic act in 1812

Allies Take Sebastopol
The attack on the Malakoff fortress leads to the capture of Sebastopol by the Allied forces

Mortar Battery, Crimea
During the siege of Sebastopol, a mortar battery bombards the besieged city Date: 1855

Sebastopol Trenchworks
The Guards working in the British trenches before Sebastopol

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