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Discover the most important moments in the story of the Crimean War with our handy timeline… <\/p>

By Danny Bird\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 20 February 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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1821\u201329<\/h3>\n
The Ottoman empire\u2019s rule over Greece comes to an end following the Greek War of Independence, serving to highlight the once-mighty empire\u2019s decline.<\/p>\n

1829<\/h3>\n
The Russo-Turkish War of 1828\u201329 ends in Russian protection of the Ottoman-held Danubian Principalities (Moldavia and Wallachia) in the Balkans. The Treaty of Edirne also grants Russia access to shipping through the Dardanelles and Bosphorus straits.<\/p>\n
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September 1833<\/h3>\n
Russia\u2019s Tsar Nicholas I labels the Ottoman empire the \u201csick man of Europe\u201d while meeting with Prince Metternich of Austria.<\/p>\n
1852<\/h3>\n
French president Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte<\/a> (later Napoleon III) lobbies the Ottoman empire to recognise France as the protector of Christian monks and pilgrims in Jerusalem. In response, Nicholas I insists that Russia be named protector of the city\u2019s Holy Places and of all Orthodox Christians across the Ottoman empire.<\/p>\n
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28 March 1854<\/h3>\n
Britain and France declare war on Russia after their ultimatum demanding that Russia withdraws its forces from the Danubian Principalities expires. The British and French, along with the Ottomans, will later become collectively known as the allies.<\/p>\n

14 September 1854<\/h3>\n
Allied forces begin landing along the beaches of Kalamita Bay on the Crimean Peninsula\u2019s western shore. Preparations are soon underway to besiege the main Russian port of Sevastopol, some 30 miles south of the allied camp.<\/p>\n

25 October 1854<\/h3>\n
The battle of Balaclava ends with the disastrous Charge of the Light Brigade<\/a>, during which 110 British men are killed and about 130 wounded.<\/p>\n

4 November 1854<\/h3>\n
Florence Nightingale<\/a> and 38 fellow nurses from Britain arrive at the Barrack Hospital in Scutari (a district of Constantinople) and later begin caring for injured troops brought in from the battles of Balaclava and Inkerman, amid squalid conditions.<\/p>\n

March 1855<\/h3>\n
Nurse Mary Seacole<\/a> arrives in Constantinople and proceeds to the Crimea, where she founds the British Hotel for convalescing soldiers.<\/p>\n

2 March 1855<\/h3>\n
Nicholas I dies in St Petersburg and is succeeded by his son, Alexander II, as Russian tsar.<\/p>\n
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9 August 1855<\/h3>\n
Sveaborg, a major Russian fortress off Helsinki, is destroyed by an Anglo-French fleet, leaving the naval base of Kronstadt \u2013 and thus St Petersburg \u2013 vulnerable to allied attacks.<\/p>\n

8\u201311 September 1855<\/h3>\n
The French capture the Malakoff fortification near Sevastopol and the Russians abandon the city. The siege ends on 11 September.<\/p>\n

29 January 1856<\/h3>\n
The Victoria Cross is instituted as the highest award in the British honours system. The medals, the first of which are awarded to 111 veterans of the Crimean War, are alleged to have been cast from Russian cannons captured at Sevastopol.<\/p>\n

30 March 1856<\/h3>\n
The Treaty of Paris concludes hostilities after a five-day peace conference. Russia cedes Southern Bessarabia (at the mouth of the Danube), the Black Sea is demilitarised, and the Danube is opened to international shipping.<\/p>\n

3 Mar 1861<\/h3>\n
Serfdom is abolished across the Russian empire, the Crimean War having exposed a dire need for social reforms.<\/p>\n

1821\u201329<\/h3>\n
The Ottoman empire\u2019s rule over Greece comes to an end following the Greek War of Independence, serving to highlight the once-mighty empire\u2019s decline.<\/p>\n

September 1833<\/h3>\n
Russia\u2019s Tsar Nicholas I labels the Ottoman empire the \u201csick man of Europe\u201d while meeting with Prince Metternich of Austria.<\/p>\n

February 1853<\/h3>\n
On a mission to Constantinople, Russia\u2019s Prince Menshikov echoes Nicholas I\u2019s earlier demands, again calling for a Russian protectorate over the Ottoman empire<\/a>\u2019s 12 million Orthodox Christians.<\/p>\n

4 October 1853<\/h3>\n
The Ottoman empire declares war on Russia, leading to the conflict\u2019s first battle at Olteni\u0163a, Wallachia, exactly one month later.<\/p>\n

1821\u201329<\/h3>\nThe Ottoman empire\u2019s rule over Greece comes to an end following the Greek War of Independence, serving to highlight the once-mighty empire\u2019s decline.<\/p>\n

September 1833<\/h3>\nRussia\u2019s Tsar Nicholas I labels the Ottoman empire the \u201csick man of Europe\u201d while meeting with Prince Metternich of Austria.<\/p>\n

4 October 1853<\/h3>\nThe Ottoman empire declares war on Russia, leading to the conflict\u2019s first battle at Olteni\u0163a, Wallachia, exactly one month later.<\/p>\n

28 March 1854<\/h3>\nBritain and France declare war on Russia after their ultimatum demanding that Russia withdraws its forces from the Danubian Principalities expires. The British and French, along with the Ottomans, will later become collectively known as the allies.<\/p>\n

14 September 1854<\/h3>\nAllied forces begin landing along the beaches of Kalamita Bay on the Crimean Peninsula\u2019s western shore. Preparations are soon underway to besiege the main Russian port of Sevastopol, some 30 miles south of the allied camp.<\/p>\n

9 August 1855<\/h3>\nSveaborg, a major Russian fortress off Helsinki, is destroyed by an Anglo-French fleet, leaving the naval base of Kronstadt \u2013 and thus St Petersburg \u2013 vulnerable to allied attacks.<\/p>\n

8\u201311 September 1855<\/h3>\nThe French capture the Malakoff fortification near Sevastopol and the Russians abandon the city. The siege ends on 11 September.<\/p>\n

29 January 1856<\/h3>\nThe Victoria Cross is instituted as the highest award in the British honours system. The medals, the first of which are awarded to 111 veterans of the Crimean War, are alleged to have been cast from Russian cannons captured at Sevastopol.<\/p>\n

30 March 1856<\/h3>\nThe Treaty of Paris concludes hostilities after a five-day peace conference. Russia cedes Southern Bessarabia (at the mouth of the Danube), the Black Sea is demilitarised, and the Danube is opened to international shipping.<\/p>\n

3 Mar 1861<\/h3>\nSerfdom is abolished across the Russian empire, the Crimean War having exposed a dire need for social reforms.<\/p>\n

1821\u201329<\/h3>\n
The Ottoman empire\u2019s rule over Greece comes to an end following the Greek War of Independence, serving to highlight the once-mighty empire\u2019s decline.<\/p>\n

September 1833<\/h3>\n
Russia\u2019s Tsar Nicholas I labels the Ottoman empire the \u201csick man of Europe\u201d while meeting with Prince Metternich of Austria.<\/p>\n

4 October 1853<\/h3>\n
The Ottoman empire declares war on Russia, leading to the conflict\u2019s first battle at Olteni\u0163a, Wallachia, exactly one month later.<\/p>\n

28 March 1854<\/h3>\n
Britain and France declare war on Russia after their ultimatum demanding that Russia withdraws its forces from the Danubian Principalities expires. The British and French, along with the Ottomans, will later become collectively known as the allies.<\/p>\n

14 September 1854<\/h3>\n
Allied forces begin landing along the beaches of Kalamita Bay on the Crimean Peninsula\u2019s western shore. Preparations are soon underway to besiege the main Russian port of Sevastopol, some 30 miles south of the allied camp.<\/p>\n

9 August 1855<\/h3>\n
Sveaborg, a major Russian fortress off Helsinki, is destroyed by an Anglo-French fleet, leaving the naval base of Kronstadt \u2013 and thus St Petersburg \u2013 vulnerable to allied attacks.<\/p>\n

8\u201311 September 1855<\/h3>\n
The French capture the Malakoff fortification near Sevastopol and the Russians abandon the city. The siege ends on 11 September.<\/p>\n

29 January 1856<\/h3>\n
The Victoria Cross is instituted as the highest award in the British honours system. The medals, the first of which are awarded to 111 veterans of the Crimean War, are alleged to have been cast from Russian cannons captured at Sevastopol.<\/p>\n

30 March 1856<\/h3>\n
The Treaty of Paris concludes hostilities after a five-day peace conference. Russia cedes Southern Bessarabia (at the mouth of the Danube), the Black Sea is demilitarised, and the Danube is opened to international shipping.<\/p>\n

3 Mar 1861<\/h3>\n
Serfdom is abolished across the Russian empire, the Crimean War having exposed a dire need for social reforms.<\/p>\n