1853–1856 · Europe · War
Russia fought an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, Britain, France and Sardinia-Piedmont, chiefly around the Black Sea and Crimea.
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Why it matters
Russia fought an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, Britain, France and Sardinia-Piedmont, chiefly around the Black Sea and Crimea.
Ottoman, Russian, British, French and Sardinian forces · Crimean civilians · Florence Nightingale
Industrial weapons, telegraphy, war reporting and nursing reform made it a bridge between older dynastic war and modern mass conflict.
Interpretation note
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