2-913-876 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

British Outposts, near Sebastopol, 1854. Crimean War: panorama showing 'Cossacks; Fort; English Steamer; Russian Soldiers' Camp Cooking Houses, Unroofed; Fort Severnia; Signal; English Outposts; Sebastopol; English Fleet and Transports; Line-of-Battle Ship; Fort Nicholas; Barracks; Lunette, Lately Made; Houses...distant view of the besieged town, with the English fleet in the background, guarding the approach to the harbour. The English outposts...can see all that is going on...On the left hand may be seen a number of Russian soldiers, and behind them several parties of Cossacks...several of the forts are visible...The commanding height of the ground on which the Allies are encamped gives them a great advantage over the Russians in Sebastopol, who are completely overlooked by the besiegers'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.