The Crimean War
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, Ottoman Empire
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, German History, French History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Middle East, Russia, Europe, France, Austria, Turkey, Asia Minor
- Date: October, 1853-March 30, 1856
Article abstract: The Crimean War serves as the catalyst for shifting European political power from Austria and Russia to France in the mid-nineteenth century and leads to the modernization of Russia.
Summary of Event
The origin of the Crimean War can be traced to the waning military and political power of the Ottoman Empire. Ottoman control of the Bosporus and the Dardanelles Straits gave the Turks a unique position to influence European events. The discussions on the fate of the Ottoman Empire, and control over the Holy Lands by the so-called Great...
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