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contested ground, 9 engagements

Sevastopol: contested ground

The ground around Sevastopol was fought over 9 times between 1434 and 1941: 6 battles, 2 sieges and 1 naval action, in 3 different wars. All 9 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of CembaloSiege of SevastopolCharge of the Light BrigadeThin Red LineBattle of InkermanBattle of MalakoffBattle of the Great RedanSiege of SevastopolBattle of BalaclavaBattle of BalaclavaYaltaSimferopolKerchYevpatoriyaDzhankoy200 km44.573N, 33.568E
9 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Cembalo, 1434Siege of Sevastopol, 1854Battle of Balaclava, 1854Charge of the Light Brigade, 1854Thin Red Line, 1854Battle of Inkerman, 1854Battle of Malakoff, 1855Battle of the Great Redan, 1855Siege of Sevastopol, 194114341941
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
4 June 1434Siege of CembaloCembaloGenoese-Theodorite War
1854Siege of SevastopolSevastopolCrimean War
25 October 1854Battle of BalaclavaBalaklavaCrimean War
25 October 1854Charge of the Light BrigadeBalaklavaCrimean War
25 October 1854Thin Red LineCrimean War
5 November 1854Battle of InkermanInkermanCrimean War
18 June 1855Battle of MalakoffSevastopolCrimean War
8 September 1855Battle of the Great RedanSevastopolCrimean War
30 October 1941Siege of SevastopolSevastopolhistory of Sevastopol

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.