Photograph taken on the Plateau of Sevastopol with Kamara Heights visible in the distance. In the foreground there is a group of wooden artillery waggons with horses grazing in the area directly behind. A large campsite stretches across the plateau behind. This is one of a series of eleven photographs which create a panoramic picture of the Plateau of Sevastopol. The Siege of Sevastopol was a major component of the Crimean War, lasting from October 1854 to September 1855. The troops engaged in the siege camped in the countryside surrounding the town.