crimean war

     

The Crimean War (October 1853–February 1856) was fought between Imperial Russia on one sie and an alliance of France, the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Ottoman Empire on the other. Most of the conflict took place on the Crimean Peninsula, with additional actions occurring in western Turkey, and the Baltic Sea region.

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  • The Victoria Cross is made from metal taken from enemy guns captured in this war
  • In 1853 Turkey declared war on Russia, beginning this conflict
  • Deadly outbreaks of cholera & typhus struck British, French & Russian soldiers equally in this 1853-56 war
  • "The Charge of the Light Brigade"
  • Famed for the Charge of the Light Brigade, it was one of the first wars to be reported widely by the press
  • The Treaty of Paris, 1856
  • Coming to power in 1855, Alexander II realized this war wasn't going well & made peace in 1856
  • The name Alma was popularized by an 1854 Anglo-Russian battle on the Alma River during this war
  • In 1854 more than 1/3 of a light brigade were killed or wounded during a battle in this war
  • Deadly outbreaks of cholera struck British, French & Russian soldiers equally in this 1853-56 war
  • Much of the fighting in this war, 1853 to 1856, took place on a peninsula in the Black Sea
  • The Treaty of Paris of 1856 ending this war forced Russia to give up the mouth of the Danube to Turkey
  • During this war, the Allies took Sevastopol on September 9, 1855
  • In the 1854 Battle of Inkerman during this war, the Russians attacked the British during a dense morning fog
  • As the government photographer of this war, Roger Fenton portrayed the Charge of the Light Brigade as glorious
  • The first British recipient of the Victoria Cross, a sailor, received it for actions in the Baltic Sea during this war
  • The oldest existing battlefield photos are those taken in 1853 during this war
  • In this 1850s war, Roger Fenton took the first extensive war photos, though he spared viewers the gore
  • Leo Tolstoy got a firsthand look at war at Sevastopol during this war
  • The 7th Earl of Cardigan saw his famous light brigade decimated in the Battle of Balaklava in this war
  • March 28, 1854:The U.K. & France declare war on Russia, beginning this war
  • Russia's hopes in this war ended when Sevastopol surrendered in 1855 after an 11-month siege
  • Balaklava,Inkerman
  • Britain's Roger Fenton is known as the first war photographer, capturing quiet moments in this 1850s conflict

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