Crimean War Timeline of Events

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Crimean War

The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining Ottoman Empire...

Timeline of Events

1853

10.4.1853

Crimean War: The Ottoman Empire declares war on Russia.

11.30.1853

Crimean War: Battle of Sinop — The Imperial Russian Navy under Pavel Nakhimov destroys the Ottoman fleet under Osman Pasha at Sinop, a sea port in northern Turkey.

1854

3.27.1854

Crimean War: The United Kingdom declares war on Russia.

3.28.1854

Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia.

10.9.1854

Crimean War: The siege of Sebastopol begins.

10.21.1854

Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses are sent to the Crimean War.

10.25.1854

The Battle of Balaklava during the Crimean War (Charge of the Light Brigade).

11.5.1854

Crimean War: The Battle of Inkerman.

1856

3.30.1856

The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Crimean War.