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Crimean War
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Crimean War
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(Historical Terms) the war fought mainly in the Crimea between Russia on one side and Turkey, France, Sardinia, and Britain on the other (1853-56)
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Noun1.Crimean War - a war in Crimea between Russia and a group of nations including England and France and Turkey and SardiniaCrimean War - a war in Crimea between Russia and a group of nations including England and France and Turkey and Sardinia; 1853-1856
Crimea - a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
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Crimean War [kraɪˈmɪənˈwɔːʳ] NGuerra f de Crimea


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The Crimean Campaign was the first to be covered by regular news correspondents and under their scrutiny the prejudices and errors of officers did not go unnoticed.
Within three months he was back to Corporal and in his rank took part in the Battle of the Alma on 20 September 1854, the first of the major actions in the Crimean Campaign.
The Crimean Campaign had started in an atmosphere of public enthusiasm and patriotism but blunders in the field led to charges of incompetent command under Lord Raglan, who is said to have died of a broken heart.
 
 
 
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