⚔️📍 London and Paris1854
Britain and France Declare War on Russia — Crimean War
Britain and France formally declared war on Russia after Russian forces failed to withdraw from Ottoman Moldavia and Wallachia, and after Russia destroyed an Ottoman fleet at Sinope. The war would be fought primarily on the Crimean Peninsula.
The Crimean War was the first major European conflict since Napoleon, introduced war correspondents and photography to the battlefield, and inspired Florence Nightingale's nursing revolution.
Outcome
Crimean War begins; 500,000 total casualties
Casualties
500,000