Kamiesch is a sea inlet and adjoining port, sited on the Chersonese or Khersones peninsula, three miles SW of the city centre of Sevastopol and ten miles WNW of Balaklava in the Crimean peninsula.
During the Crimean war , French invading forces used the bay as their main port and supply base. The area is now part of the Gagarinsky district of Sevastopol. In September , prior to landing at Gulf of Kalamita , French and British forces identified Kamiesch and Balaclava as suitable supply ports for the siege of Sevastopol.
Lord Raglan, given first choice, opted for Balaclava, leaving Kamiesch to the French. Historians see this as disastrous; The French had the larger sea inlet, with mooring for vessels in the outer harbor, and were closer to their objective.
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