Crimean War
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, Ottoman Empire
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Russia, Balkans, Romania, Crimea, Finland
- Date: October 4, 1853-March 30, 1856
Article abstract: At issue: Russian claims to be the protector of all orthodox Christians in the Ottoman Empire. Result: Russian defeat; cession of Kars, the mouth of the Danube, and southern Bessarabia to Turkey.
Background
As the Ottoman Empire of the Turks weakened in the eighteenth century, Russia was eager to gain influence over it with an eye to controlling the straits leading from the Black Sea into the Mediterranean, thus guaranteeing Russian ships dependable access to the world’s sea lanes. In the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca (1774), the...
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