1. The Crimean War
The Crimean War
By: Lydia Lambert and Jordan
By: Lydia Lambert and Jordan
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2. Pre-War
Pre-War Post Napoleonic Wars
Post Napoleonic Wars
Treaty of Vienna restored
Treaty of Vienna restored
peace for three years to
peace for three years to
the Great Powers before
the Great Powers before
the Crimean War
the Crimean War

3. TheKickStartsto
TheKickStartsto
theCrimeanWar
theCrimeanWar
Turkish weakness lead to
Turkish weakness lead to
European Christian
European Christian
attacks.
attacks.France joined G.B in
France joined G.B in
supporting Turkey and
supporting Turkey and
not wanting to see Russia
not wanting to see Russia
controlling the
controlling theDardanelles.
Dardanelles.

4. WarApproaches
WarApproaches
1853 Russia rules in the
1853 Russia rules in the
Danubian Principalities
Danubian Principalities
Russia wanted to
Russia wanted to
pressure Istanbul
pressure Istanbul
Austria, Britain, and
Austria, Britain, and
France favored diplomatic
France favored diplomatic
settlement
settlementThey declared war on
They declared war on
October 1853 and
October 1853 and
attacked the Russians
attacked the Russians

5. Britain'sStakein
Britain'sStakeintheWar
theWar
Wanted to secure trade
Wanted to secure trade
with Turkey
with TurkeyDesired access to India
Desired access to India
by maintaining the
by maintaining the
Ottoman region
Ottoman region

6. RisingConflict
RisingConflict
G.B and France
G.B and France
commanded Russia to
commanded Russia to
vacate the Danubian
vacate the Danubian
Principalities
PrincipalitiesThey hoped this would
They hoped this would
set up an annihilation of
set up an annihilation of
Russian Baltic fleet
Russian Baltic fleet

7. OutbreakandWar
OutbreakandWar
The allied troops adopted
The allied troops adopted
a British plan for the naval
a British plan for the naval
base, but were ravaged
base, but were ravaged
with a Cholera epidemic
with a Cholera epidemic
Thought it would take 12
Thought it would take 12
weeks, but took 12 months
weeks, but took 12 months
The Battle of Alma, 20
The Battle of Alma, 20
September 1854
September 1854
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8. TheBattleof
TheBattleofBalaclava
Balaclava
October 24
October 24Ended with legendary
Ended with legendary
British ‘Charge of the Light
British ‘Charge of the Light
Brigade’
Brigade’Relatively light casualties
Relatively light casualties
118 killed out of 620
118 killed out of 620
Russians were frightened
Russians were frightened
ny Britain’s cold courage,
ny Britain’s cold courage,
and never dared to face
and never dared to face
them again
them again
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9. TreatyofParis
TreatyofParis
The spring of 1855
The spring of 1855
Reinforced French troops
Reinforced French troops
battled their war into
battled their war into
Sevastopol
SevastopolBritish gunboats cut
British gunboats cut
Russian supply lines
Russian supply lines
Russians resigned to
Russians resigned to
defeat in August and
defeat in August and
evacuated
evacuated
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10. TreatyofParis
TreatyofParis(Cont’d.)
(Cont’d.)
French troops stormed the
French troops stormed the
Malakhov bastion on 9
Malakhov bastion on 9
September 1855
September 1855France wanted the war to
France wanted the war to
endend
Britain needed to ensure
Britain needed to ensure
the Russians accepted the
the Russians accepted the
demilitarization of the
demilitarization of the
Black Sea
Black SeaIn early 1856, Russia
In early 1856, Russia
accepted an Astro-French
accepted an Astro-French
initiative
initiative
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11. TreatyofParis
TreatyofParis(Cont’d.)
(Cont’d.)
The Treaty of Paris was
The Treaty of Paris was
signed on March 30, 1856
signed on March 30, 1856
Russia returned southern
Russia returned southern
Bessarabia and the mouth
Bessarabia and the mouth
of the Danube to Turkey
of the Danube to Turkey
Moldavia,Walachia and
Moldavia,Walachia and
Serbia were under an
Serbia were under an
international guarantee
international guarantee
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12. Ignored
IgnoredHappenings
Happenings
Allies attacked Russia in
Allies attacked Russia in
the White Sea an the
the White Sea an the
Pacific
Pacific
The pioneering nursing
The pioneering nursing
work of Florence
work of Florence
Nightingale and others
Nightingale and others
The Baltic, ignored due to
The Baltic, ignored due to
the minimal casualties
the minimal casualties
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13. Photography
Photography
The Crimean War was one
The Crimean War was one
of the first wars every
of the first wars every
capture in a photograph
capture in a photograph
Roger Fenton’s
Roger Fenton’sphotographs brought the
photographs brought the
Crimean battle fields to
Crimean battle fields to
lifelife
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