Historical event

Crimean War

Date: 1853-1856 CE

A military conflict fought by the Russian Empire against an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, Britain and Sardinia, noted for its logistical and tactical failures and the introduction of modern nursing by Florence Nightingale.

Tags: crimean war, russia, ottoman empire, britain, france, warfare, florence nightingale, charge of the light brigade, conflict

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