Sebastopol

or SEVASTOPOL, (se-bas'to-pol,) a strongly fortified seaport of S. Ru ia, in the Crimea, on its W. coast, on a bay of same name, in N. Lat. 44° 36', Ε. Lon. 33° 30′. The memorable investment and siege of this place during what is known in history as the Crime an War, commenced Oct. 9th, 1854, and ended in its evacuation by the Ru ians, Sept. 8th, 1855, after the storming of its defensive works by the Allies. [s. 809]