Crimean War

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The Crimean War was a mid-19th-century conflict in which Russia fought an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, Britain, France, and Sardinia, noted for its brutal conditions, military blunders, and the emergence of modern nursing and war reporting.

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instanceOf 19th-century conflict
war
cause Russian expansionist ambitions
decline of the Ottoman Empire
dispute over protection of Christian holy places in the Ottoman Empire
concludedBy Treaty of Paris (1856)
conflictBelligerent Kingdom of Sardinia
Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
Second French Empire
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
conflictType European great-power war
coalition war
endTime 1856
estimatedDeaths hundreds of thousands
followedBy Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878
linked to: Russo-Turkish Wars
hasEffect development of professional nursing
growth of public influence on war policy via the press
increased prestige of the Ottoman Empire temporarily
limited Russian naval presence in the Black Sea
rise of modern battlefield medicine
stimulated Russian reforms including emancipation of the serfs
strengthened Anglo-French cooperation
weakened Russian Empire
hasPart Baltic campaign
Battle of Alma
Battle of Balaclava
Battle of Inkerman
Battle of Sinop
Battle of the Chernaya
Bombardment of Odessa
Caucasus campaign
Charge of the Light Brigade
Danube campaign
Siege of Sevastopol
involvedPerson Florence Nightingale
Leo Tolstoy
Mary Seacole
Napoleon III
Queen Victoria
Roger Fenton
Sultan Abdülmecid I
Tsar Alexander II
Tsar Nicholas I
William Howard Russell
knownFor Charge of the Light Brigade
early use of photography in war
emergence of modern nursing
harsh conditions for soldiers
high disease mortality
logistical failures
military mismanagement
pioneering war reporting
use of railways in military logistics
use of telegraph in war reporting
languageOfName English
location Baltic Sea
Black Sea region
linked to: Black Sea

Caucasus
Crimean Peninsula
linked to: Crimea

Danubian Principalities
mainTheaterOfWar Crimea
majorityOfDeathsCause disease rather than combat
namedAfter Crimea
notableCommander Admiral Pavel Nakhimov
Aimable Pélissier
Alexander II of Russia
FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan
linked to: Lord Raglan

Florence Nightingale (as nurse and organizer of medical care)
François Certain Canrobert
General Alfonso La Marmora
Lord Raglan
Mikhail Gorchakov
Nicholas I of Russia
Omar Pasha
Prince Menshikov
Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia
notableEvent French and British fleets entering the Black Sea
organization of the Nightingale nursing mission
publication of critical reports in The Times
opponent Russia vs. Britain
linked to: United Kingdom

Russia vs. France
Russia vs. Ottoman Empire
Russia vs. Sardinia
partOf Eastern Question
Great Game
precededBy Russo-Turkish tensions in the 1840s and early 1850s
result Allied victory
startTime 1853
theater land warfare
naval warfare
siege warfare
timePeriod mid-19th century

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British Army engagedIn Crimean War
Crimea wasSiteOf Crimean War
Ottoman Empire majorWar Crimean War
federal city of Sevastopol (within Russia, de facto) siteOf Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)
linked to: Crimean War
Russian Empire majorWar Crimean War
Royal Engineers engagement Crimean War
Victorian era significantEvent Crimean War
Kingdom of Sardinia participatedIn Crimean War
Sevastopol conflict Crimean War
Imperial Russian Army engagedIn Crimean War
Royal Marines conflict Crimean War
Light Dragoons engagement Crimean War (through antecedent regiments)
linked to: Crimean War
Life Guards battleHonoursInclude Crimean War
Russo-Turkish Wars relatedTo Crimean War
Russo-Turkish Wars notableWar Crimean War (1853–1856)
linked to: Crimean War
Nicholas I of Russia conflict Crimean War
Alexander II of Russia conflict Crimean War
House of Savoy playedRoleIn Crimean War
Scots Guards conflict Crimean War
Victoria Cross firstAwardedForConflict Crimean War
subject linked to: The Victoria Cross
Battle of Balaclava partOf Crimean War
Battle of Balaclava conflict Crimean War
Battle of Balaclava campaign Crimean campaign of 1854–1855
linked to: Crimean War
Caucasus campaign partOf Crimean War
Caucasus campaign conflict Crimean War
Caucasus campaign relatedConflict Crimean War Black Sea theater
linked to: Crimean War
Baltic campaign conflict Crimean War
Baltic campaign partOf Crimean War
Omar Pasha participatedIn Crimean War
Lord Raglan conflict Crimean War
Alfonso La Marmora participatedIn Crimean War
subject linked to: General Alfonso La Marmora
Prince Menshikov conflict Crimean War
Mary Seacole participatedIn Crimean War
Mikhail Gorchakov conflict Crimean War
Florence Nightingale participantIn Crimean War
William Howard Russell notableWork Crimean War frontline dispatches for The Times
linked to: Crimean War
Sultan Abdülmecid I conflict Crimean War