This battle began with the destruction of a battery on Mount Rudolph, which prevented the eventual victors from making a general assault.
This battle began with the destruction of a battery on Mount Rudolph, which prevented the eventual victors from making a general assault. P.P. Liprandi failed to relieve the losing side after his defeat at Fedioukine Hills. John Burgoyne's illegitimate son was made a baronet for his engineering accomplishments in this battle. The losing side in this battle aided by engineer Eduard Totleben, while the victors received supplies from a railway constructed out of pocket by independent contractors. Lord (*) Raglan was blamed for not taking weather conditions into account during this battle and he ultimately died during it of dysentery. A key moment in this battle saw General Patrice Mac-Mahon seize the Malakoff fortification, forcing the retreat of Prince Gorchakov, who had take control after the Battle of Inkerman.  For 10 points, name this siege of a Black Sea city, whose end effectively concluded the Crimean War.
This battle began with the destruction of a battery on Mount Rudolph, which prevented the eventual victors from making a general assault.
Battle or Siege of {Sevastopol}