2-638-596 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Kertch from the North', 1856. A depiction of the expedition to Kertch by the British forces. The capture of the city of Kertch is part of the Siege of Sevastopol (1854-1855), undertaken by the British and French allies against the Russians during the Crimean War (1853-1856). After William Simpson (1823-1899). From The Seat of War in the East by William Simpson. [Paul & Dominic Colnaghi, London, 1856]