2-913-947 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Bombardment of Sebastopol - General Sir De Lacy Evans and staff, 1854. Crimean War: mounted British officers. 'The enemy's magazine in the round tower battery exploded again for the third time. During the previous night a new battery had been erected by the Russians near the ruins of Inkerman. A redoubt was commenced on the right of Sir De Lacy Evans's position to silence it. On the 22nd this was finished, and opening with two 18-pounders, silenced the enemy after he had fired four rounds. In the night a new battery for Lancaster's guns was raised to the right of Gordon's left attack, and about 100 yards nearer the town...The efforts made to fire the town were again unavailing, and the only visible damage done the enemy was the blowing up, for the fourth time, of his magazine in his circular fort'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.