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Fall of Sevastopol

When
9 September 1855
Where
Sevastopol
Part of
Siege of Sevastopol ends with the city's fall

Russian forces retreated from Sevastopol on 9 September 1855, ending the 337-day siege following the French assault on Malakoff.

The city fell on 9 September 1855, after a 337-day-long siege. This occurred following a renewed French assault on the Malakoff redoubt in September 1855. The retreat marked the end of the culminating struggle for the strategic Russian port in the Crimean War.

Sources

  1. Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31
  2. Crimean War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04

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