Mamelon (fort)

A mamelon (from French 'nipple') is a French name for a breast shaped hillock. At the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) during the Crimea War the French called a strategic hillock (location: 44°36′02″N 33°33′22″E / 44.60048°N 33.55606°E) the Mamelon. The British adopted the French name for the hill, but also called it Gordon's Hill.

Mamelon (fort)

A mamelon (from French 'nipple') is a French name for a breast shaped hillock. At the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) during the Crimea War the French called a strategic hillock (location: 44°36′02″N 33°33′22″E / 44.60048°N 33.55606°E) the Mamelon. The British adopted the French name for the hill, but also called it Gordon's Hill.