Crimean War - Chronology of Major Battles of The War

Chronology of Major Battles of The War

  • Battle of Sinop, 30 November 1853
  • Siege of Petropavlovsk, 30–31 August 1854, on the Pacific coast
  • Battle of Alma, 20 September 1854
  • Siege of Sevastopol, 25 September 1854 to 8 September 1855
  • Battle of Balaclava, 25 October 1854 (see also Charge of the Light Brigade and The Thin Red Line (Battle of Balaclava))
  • Battle of Inkerman, 5 November 1854
  • Battle of Eupatoria, 17 February 1855
  • Battle of Chernaya River (aka "Traktir Bridge"), 25 August 1855
  • Sea of Azoff naval campaign, May to November 1855
  • Siege of Kars, June to 28 November 1855

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