The Siege of Sebastopol mb-code MP_0139277 View of the west quadrangle

View of the west quadrangle at the Bank of England

George Hanger

18th June 1959

Ghost of King George III says: Well

The Siege of Sebastopol mb-code MP_0139277 View of the west quadrangle'The Siege of Sebastopol', 1854 1855 (c1850s). During the Crimean War (Russo Turkish War) 1853 1856, Russian troops were besieged by the British and French at Sevastopol (Sebastopol) from 17 October 1854 to 8 9 September 1855. The city finally fell and the Russians blew up the forts and magazines before they marched out on 11 September. Colour plate taken from the book Pictures of English History, George Routledge And Sons, (London, New York, c1850).