Battle Of Eupatoria Feb. 17 1855 -Selim Pasha Now Made A Sortie With A Brigade Of Egyptians And Charged The Russians With The Bayonet But in The Act Of Leading His Men On Received A Musket Ball Through The Body And Fell Dead

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During the Crimean War, the port city of Eupatoria (Yevpatoriya), located on the northwestern coast of Crimea, was a supply and headquarters point for the Ottoman Empire on the Black Sea. In order to prevent this, the Russian army launched a major attack on this city on February 17, 1855. However, the British, French and especially the Ottoman army successfully defended the city. The Ottoman troops under the command of Selim Pasha advanced out of the city and repelled the Russians with a bayonet charge. This victory thwarted the Russian plan to bring help from the north to the siege of Sevastopol and the Ottoman Army won its second important defensive victory (after Silistra). In the center of the engraving, the Ottoman troops are attacking the Russian lines with a bayonet charge, and the soldiers' stances reflect the intensity of the fighting and the close range of the fighting. The dramatic scene in the engraving, where the commander of the Ottoman troops, Selim Pasha, is killed on horseback while leading the attack and the soldiers fall to the ground, highlights the tragic and heroic aspect of the war.