Underground Warfare in Sevastopol (1854–1855): The Struggle between French and Russian Mine Systems
Journal: Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Year: 2023

The course of the struggle between Russian and French sappers in Sevastopol during the Crimean War (1853–1856) is analyzed, and the plans adopted during the fighting for waging an underground war on the part of both besiegers and defenders are studied. The purpose of this article is to study the tactics chosen by Russian and French military engineers to achieve their goals during the siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855), to analyze the general results of their confrontation, and to clarify the influe