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Location: Kurile Lake Kamchatskaya Oblast Russia

The lengthy siege of Sevastopol ends after …

Years: 1855 - 1855

The lengthy siege of Sevastopol ends after eleven months in 1855 with the Russian evacuation.

Russia’s defeat in the Crimea thwarts Tsarist ambitions in Eastern Europe.

The terms of the peace dictate the withdrawal of Russia from Wallachia and Moldavia and the cession of an adjacent portion of Bessarabia.

The Black Sea becomes a neutral zone and Serbia achieves Western recognition as an independent nation.