67.4 Crimean War - Siege of Sevastopol
A History of Europe, Key Battles
Carl Rylett
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🗓️ 24 June 2022
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
An allied army of British, French and Italians besiege the Crimean port of Sevastopol in late 1854. Fighting also took place in the Baltic Sea and in the Far East, and in the Caucasus mountains at the siege of the fortress of Kars. The main event at Sevastopol was particularly protracted and bloody as the allies attempted to break through into the city
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| 0:29.2 | This is the fourth and final part in the Crimean War of 1853 to 1856. |
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| 1:10.0 | I'm Last week I told the story of the Crimean War up until the famous Charge of the Light Brigade |
| 1:24.1 | of the Battle of Balaclava, which was fought on the 25th of October 1854. |
| 1:31.2 | I described how the British at first successfully repelled a Russian cavalry charge, |
| 1:37.4 | but then they lost ground by a poorly coordinated counter-attack by their light cavalry. |
| 1:46.7 | The Russians were therefore able to claim victory by acquiring positions around the besieged city of Sevastopol. Two weeks later there took place |
| 1:56.4 | a larger and more bloody battle, the Battle of Incomen on 5th of November 1854. The Russians attempted |
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