Crimean War 5 Oct 1853 – 30 Mar 1856 The Crimean War was a military conflict fought from October 1853 to February 1856 in which Russia lost to an alliance of France, the Ottoman Empire, the United Kingdom and Sardinia. The immediate cause of the war involved the rights of Christian minorities in the Holy Land, which was part of the Ottoman Empire. Crimean Peninsula Combatants: Ottoman Empire, United Kingdom, Sardinia, Russian Empire.The Crimean War marked a turning point for the Russian Empire . The war weakened the Imperial Russian Army, drained the treasury and undermined Russia's influence in Europe. The empire would take decades to recover.
Men of 72 Highlanders who served in the Crimea: William Noble, Alexander Davison and John Harper.
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