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Russian Menace
Russian involvement in the Crimean peninsula would become because of previous conflicts with Turks in Armenia. Russia now preforming expansionism on the near east against the Ottoman empire -
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War Reporting???
The crimean war was one of the first campaigns to be reported on by a war correspondent. William Howard Russell of The Times would be the reporting that would send the Army's victories and losses during the Crimean war -
Allies land in the Crimea
Allied troops consisting of Britain and France in support of the Turks. -
Battle of the Alma
On the 18th of September 30000 french and 26000 British and 4500 troops from the allied army would start their march after they landed to the south of sevastopol. On the 20th of September, the allies would attack. The British scoring a critically storming of the Russian lines would make the Russian forces retreat from their position. Making the Russians lose 5000 men and the allies losing 3000 -
Missed opportunity to the allies
The way to Sevastopol was now open. But the allies would be unaware of the defences of the Strong holds of Sevastopol. The allies would miss a critical point of instead of attacking the city to just besiege the city. This would give time to the Russian troop to strengthen Sevastopol fortifications which would make it harder of the allies to take the city. -
Charge of the Light Brigade
During the battle for the key port of Balaklava, Lord Raglan sent an order to instruct the cavalry to advance rapidly to the front. The act would be known as reckless bravery. Losses would have been higher if the french Chasseurs did not preform a brilliant charge to the help the survivors withdraw. -
Battle of Balaklava
On October 25th Menshikov would perform a mounted attack with about 25000 men in the direction of the British supply port of Balaklava For a surprise attack. The Russian forces would push towards the British Highland Brigade otherwise known as the Thin red line.The British heavy cavalry brigade then charged and drove the Russian cavalry back. Allowing for the British troops to push the russians back recapturing the redoubts which the Russians had captured. -
Medical Neglect
Short of shipping space, the British army had only brought a few ambulances with their army to Crimea. With the animals required to pull the ambulances dying of hunger, they were unable to take the sick and wounded men to Balaklava. This mess would be so bad that British forces were forced to borrow mules from the french and use their calvary horses to carry patients. -
Nursing advances
The war in Crimea would also promote a new work force of nurses to improve medical and sanitary arrangements. they would soon use a variety of ways to treat men wounded and sick. like washing their linen and clothes and cleaning soldiers. this work in Crimea would set the standards for modern professional nursing. -
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Winter in the trenches
The winter of 1854 to 1855 because a nightmare to the British forces. A great storm on the 14th of November swept over Crimea. The tents of the Allied camp outside of the besieged Sevastopol would become destroyed. -
Transport collapse
Having Lost much of the rations and food supplies the army's transport animals would soon be victims of hunger and cold. The Allied armies would have a very difficult time bringing adequate transport. This problem would make it very hard for them to move supplies to men who need them desperately -
Battle of Inkerman
On the 5th of November 1854, the Russians tried a surprise attack again. They would launch a surprise drawn attack on the British positions at Inkerman. The battle would become a confusing battle because of the Thick fog that would roll in. The British would take another victory thanks to the dogged determinations of their infantry forces, supported by French reinforcements. The British would lose 2500 men and the French would lose 1700. However the Russians would lose 12000 in this battle. -
Freezing trenches
By February the troops in the trenches outside of Sevastopol soon ran short of rations, winter clothes,tents,medical supplies and fuel for cooking. because of this amount of time and loss of equipment many men would be infected with diseases. By February 1855 the British force had been reduced to 12000 men. -
Sanitary commission
Florence's Nightingales nurse would become to have an idea with the new commission of a sanitary condition of the army. They would soon worry about how this can reduce the death rate in the hospital by half in a matter of weeks if the army and nurses would move the bathrooms far and clean their medical equipment. -
attacks on sevastopol start again
In the Spring of 1855, preparations were resumed for the capture of Sevastopol. as lengthy bombardment and the capture of the outworks and the assault was ordered for the 18th of june -
Strongpoint of Redan
The British would attack a Strongpoint known as Redan. British forces would advance under heavy fire over 250 yards of open ground, they suffered over 1500 wondered before they would fall back -
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Battle of Malakoff
The battle of Malakoff would start on the 8th of September 1855, THe allies would attack on this front. The British would fail again to take the stronghold of Redan. The French forces would however capture the Malakoff redoubt, taking another key point in the russian lines, this would led to the eventual abandoning of Sevastopol. -
The winter again in Crimea
The Allies would soon spend another winter in Crimea. This time however it was the French army;s turn to be decimated by disease, while the British forces were well - clothed, housed and equipped - were spared the sufferings of the previous winter -
Peace in Crimea
The Russians were devastated by the loss of Sevastopol, In October 1855, Their mainland base of Kinburn fell to the allies. Soon the Austrians threatened to enter the war against the Russians. Soon the Russians would agree to the peace terms and talk about a treaty -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris was signed in March 1856. One of the treaty's clauses was the neutralisation of the Black Sea and Dardanelles. This would be a huge blow to the Russian dream of a warm water Naval port in the south of the country. Over 500,000 total Casualties. Most of these deaths would be as a result of disease.