Siege during the Crimean War which lasted from September 1854 until September 1855. It began on 17 October 1854 in what is now the Russian Federation and lasted until 9 September 1855 (about 11 months). The setting was Sevastopol and Crimea. It was part of the Crimean War. Those involved included the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Second French Empire, the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire.
Before and after
- 15 March 1854Birth of Emil von Behring
- 29 April 1854Birth of Henri Poincaré
- from 18 August 1854 to 28 August 1854Siege of Petropavlovsk
- 16 October 1854Birth of Oscar Wilde
- from 17 October 1854 to 9 September 1855Siege of Sevastopol
- 20 October 1854Birth of Arthur Rimbaud
- 25 October 1854Battle of Balaclava
- 21 November 1854Birth of Benedict XV
- 3 December 1854Eureka Rebellion
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The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 19th century.