Second French Empire–British alliance in Crimean War

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The Second French Empire–British alliance in the Crimean War was a mid-19th-century military partnership between Napoleon III’s France and Britain aimed at curbing Russian expansion and defending Ottoman territorial integrity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century international relation ⓘ
bilateral alliance ⓘ
military alliance ⓘ
aimedAt curbing Russian expansion in the Black Sea region ⓘ
defending Ottoman territorial integrity ⓘ
maintaining European balance of power ⓘ
characterizedBy combined naval operations ⓘ
coordination of war aims against Russia ⓘ
joint expeditionary operations ⓘ
conflict Crimean War ⓘ
diplomaticBasis Anglo-French agreements on joint operations ⓘ
London negotiations of 1854 ⓘ
endTime 1856 ⓘ
formedDuring reign of Napoleon III ⓘ
reign of Queen Victoria ⓘ
hasCause Eastern Question ⓘ
Russian expansionism ⓘ
Russian pressure on the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
dispute over Ottoman territorial integrity ⓘ
hasKeyEvent Battle of Alma ⓘ
Battle of Balaclava ⓘ
Battle of Inkerman ⓘ
Bombardment of Sevastopol ⓘ
Siege of Sevastopol ⓘ
hasParticipant British Army ⓘ
French Army ⓘ
French Navy ⓘ
Napoleon III ⓘ
Queen Victoria ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
Second French Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
historicalSignificance first major Anglo-French military cooperation since the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
symbolized rapprochement between Britain and France in the mid-19th century ⓘ
location Baltic Sea ⓘ
Black Sea ⓘ
Crimea ⓘ
Danubian Principalities ⓘ
opposed Russian Empire ⓘ
relatedTo Concert of Europe ⓘ
balance of power in Europe ⓘ
resultedIn Treaty of Paris (1856) ⓘ
defeat of the Russian Empire in the Crimean War ⓘ
neutralization of the Black Sea ⓘ
restriction of Russian naval power in the Black Sea ⓘ
startTime 1854 ⓘ
supported Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ

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French Empire → alliance → Second French Empire–British alliance in Crimean War ⓘ
British field army in Crimea → belligerentSide → Allied powers in Crimean War ⓘ
linked to: Second French Empire–British alliance in Crimean War