101. Alibris: Crimean War 1853 1856 This military history of the crimean war (18541856)in which Britain, France,and the Ottoman Empire fought and defeated Russiaexplains the causes and http://www.alibris.com/search/books/subject/Crimean War 1853 1856

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102. The Crimean War Discussion which focuses on the diplomatic manoeuvres that preceded the war and its lasting effect on European politics. http://mars.acnet.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/russia/lectures/19crimeanwar.html

The Crimean War: Diplomatic Prelude As he had on other occasions, Nicholas I tried again in 1853 to get an understanding with England about the position of Turkey and to prevent a rapprochement between England and France. The Russians would not tolerate the establishment of the English in Constantinople, but did not want to annex the city either. Temporary occupation by Russia might, however, be necessary to secure Russia's aim of finally getting secure outlet from the Black Sea. In discussions with Foreign Minister Russell of Britain Russia suggested an independent Moldavia and Wallachia, a Serbia under Russian protection, and an independent Bulgaria. The English were to get Egypt and Crete. The Austrians could establish themselves on the Adriatic. Russell rejected the "offer" and said that France would have to be consulted on the matter. Nicholas I, however, was under the erroneous impression that some sort of "new system" existed as a result of Nesselrode's Memorandum of 1844, which had suggested a arrangement with regard to the Straits. This particular memorandum and the substance of the current diplomatic conversations with British Ambassador Seymour in St. Petersburg were published by Britain and touted as proof that "dark ambitions of a foreign despot" were endangering the peace of Europe. Immediate Cause The Franco-Russian dispute over the holy places in Palestine was the immediate cause of the Crimean War. At the time Turkey controlled Palestine, Egypt, and large chunks of the Middle East. The Port (Moslem ruler of Turkey) had given privileges to protect the Christians and their churches in the Holy Land to many nations. That explains why so many different churches and nationals control various holy shrines in Israel to this very day. At the time France and England had gotten more specific commitments from the Port than other nations.

103. Mary Seacole Discusses the background and challenges for this nurse from Jamaica who became a healer during the crimean war. Includes photos. http://www.btinternet.com/~ardena/mary_seacole.htm

Mary Seacole is not a name which many now remember although at the time of the Crimean War (1854-56) few British households would not have been talking about her. A grand military festival was held at the Royal Surrey Gardens for her benefit over 4 nights in 1857 attracting thousands of people and supported by titled persons, military commanders and almost a thousand artistes. Yet despite such fame in her lifetime, she failed to capture a place in the history books such as that held by her contemporary Florence Nightingale, despite the overlapping of their work in the same arena of war. A black British woman, Mary Seacole was born in Kingston, Jamaica, at that time a slave society. Although technically 'free' being of mixed race, Mary's family had few civil rights - they could not vote, hold public office or enter the professions. Of course, many of these restrictions were long to haunt women of all races in the West for years to come. However, the ban on women in the medical profession did not prevent many from practising their traditional skills outside of the mainstream, as did Mary's mother. She was well known in her home town as a healer and she taught this Creole medicine to her daughter - covering the treatment of wounds, diseases and minor ailments. Fired by a passion for travel, Mary as soon as she was able took off on an extensive journey round other islands visiting Cuba, Haiti and the Bahamas, as well as mainland America and England. On these travels she expanded her knowledge to include European medical ideas which she added to her traditional repertoire. She has recounted her exploits in a book still available and well worth reading -

104. NEWSEUM: WAR STORIES Curated by Harold Evans, the exhibit profiles war correspondents from the crimean war to the present. Includes video interviews of journalists. http://www.newseum.org/warstories/

105. Home Manufacturer of 54mm metal figure kits with multiple interchangeable parts. Specializes in the crimean war. Located in the UK. http://www.almafigures.com

THE FIGURES ABOVE SHOW BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT LEG VERSIONS PLUS HEADGEAR / PARTS THAT COME WITH EACH KIT. THE DIFFICULT PART IS WHAT VARIATION TO MAKE ? AND THATS DOWN TO YOU MODELLERS. Welcome! ALMA FIGURES CRIMEAN 54mm METAL MODEL SOLDIER FIGURES FROM THE INDEX YOU CAN VIEW OUR FIGURES, READ A LITTLE ABOUT US / AIMS AND PURCHASE FIGURES YOU ARE INTERESTED IN. WE HAVE TRIED TO BE AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE IN DESIGN AND UNIFORM, WITH INTERACTING POSITIONS TO GIVE THE BEST APPEARENCE POSSIBLE FOR OUR MODELS WHETHER AS A SINGLE FIGURE OR AS A GROUP. OUR RANGE IS BASED ON THE EARLY DAYS OF THE CRIMEAN WAR OF 1854-56. FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS PERIOD CAN I SUGEST A VISIT TO WEBSITE AT http://www.crimeanwar.org. HERE YOU WILL FIND A WEALTH OF INFORMATION. THIER PUBLICATION MAKES FOR INTERESTING READING AND WELL WORTH THE SUBSCRIPTION IN MY OPINION. WE HAVE RECEIVED FAVOURABLE REVEIWS OF OUR FIGURES FROM PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS: MILITARY MODELCRAFT, THE COLLECTORS GAZETTE AND SEVERAL MENTIONS IN MAGAZINE INCLUDING SOLDIER OF THE MONTH MAY 2003.

106. 93rd Sutherland Highland Regiment Living History Unit Recreates this regiment in the Napoleonic wars, war of 1812, crimean war and Indian Mutiny. http://hometown.aol.com/ninety3rd/index.html

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107. XenophonGI.org Information on archeology, fortresses, the crimean war and other aspects. http://www.XenophonGI.org/crimea/crimea2.htm

108. John Bright Quaker, who was opposed to the aggressive foreign policy of Lord Palmerston and campaigned against the crimean war. He was also totally opposed to slavery and a supporter of Abraham Lincoln. (18111889) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRbright.htm

John Bright Spartacus USA History British History Second World War ... Email John Bright , the son of Jacob Bright, a self-made and successful cotton manufacturer, was born in Rochdale on 16th November, 1811. Jacob was deeply religious and sent John to Quaker schools in Lancashire and Yorkshire. This Quaker education helped to develop in Bright a passionate commitment to political and religious equality. After his formal schooling came to an end, Bright joined the rapidly expanding family business. He also became involved in local politics and joined the campaign to end compulsory tax support of the Anglican Church in Rochdale. In October 1837, Joseph Hume Francis Place and John Roebuck formed the Anti-Corn Law Association in London. The following year Richard Cobden joined with Archibald Prentice to establish a branch of this organisation in Manchester. In March 1839 Cobden was instrumental in establishing a new centralized

109. Florence Nightingale Abstract Born in Florence, Italy, on 12th May, 1820. At seventeen she felt herself to be called by God to some unnamed great cause. In 1851 she went to Kaiserwerth, Germany where she studied to become a nurse at the Institute of Protestant Deaconesses. In 1856 after long service in the crimean war, she returned to England as a national heroine. In later life she suffered from poor health and in 1895 went blind. She died in London on 13th August, 1910 after fifteen years as an invalid. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REnightingale.htm

Florence Nightingale Spartacus USA History British History Religion ... Email Florence Nightingale, the daughter of the wealthy landowner, William Nightingale of Embly Park, Hampshire, was born in Florence, Italy, on 12th May, 1820. Her father was a Unitarian and a Whig who was involved in the anti-slavery movement. As a child, Florence was very close to her father, who, without a son, treated her as his friend and companion. He took responsibility for her education and taught her Greek, Latin, French, German, Italian, history, philosophy and mathematics. At seventeen she felt herself to be called by God to some unnamed great cause. Florence's mother, Fanny Nightingale, also came from a staunch Unitarian family. Fanny was a domineering woman who was primarily concerned with finding her daughter a good husband. She was therefore upset by Florence's decision to reject Lord Houghton's offer of marriage. Florence refused to marry several suitors, and at the age of twenty-five told her parents she wanted to become a nurse. Her parents were totally opposed to the idea as nursing was associated with working class women. Florence's desire to have a career in medicine was reinforced when she met Elizabeth Blackwell at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in

110. Scottish Military Historical Society - Crimea A collection of illustrations, many of them contemporary, provided by the Scottish Military Historical Society. http://www.btinternet.com/~james.mckay/crimea01.htm

The Crimean War Picture Gallery 1854-1856 It is our intention to reproduce here on the Internet over a period of time, a selection of illustrations of the Crimean War of 1854-1856 Notes on the Crimean War of 1854-1856 Title of Illustration The Town and Harbour of Sebastopol. A wood-engraving, signed E. Evans The Charge of the Heavy Brigade in 1854. A lithograph by R.M. Bryson after William Simpson The 93rd Sutherland Highlanders in 1854. From a photograph by Robertson The Charge of the Heavy Brigade in 1854. A lithograph by an unknown artist ... Crimean Heroes - Soldiers of the 72nd Highlanders, 1856. To be announced. If you have been working on your own research into Scottish military subjects, and are looking for a publication to display your findings, then Dispatch is the journal for you. Submit your article or articles for consideration to the Society, please contact us first via our email address on our Dispatch Journal Home Page. We are not in the position to undertake individual research enquiries, which includes family history research The above illustrations are brought to you by the Scottish Military Historical Society in association with the Crimean War Research Society. This is one example of the type and standard of illustrations that members can collect. Visit our Dispatch Journal Home Page for more information on the S.M.H.S.

111. Sveaborg And The Crimean War Account of the allied naval bombardment of Sveaborg in Finland. http://www.histdoc.net/lauttasaari/crimean.html

Sveaborg and the Crimean War In April and August 1854 ten British naval ships made several reconnaissance surveys on the waters near Sveaborg ( see the map of 1855). From that time there are on the southern tip of inscriptions cut on the rock. These are most probably done by local defenders. On Aug. 6, 1855, the Anglo-French fleet lead by Admirals Richard S. Dundas on Duke of Wellington and Charles Penaud on Tourville "An Unknown Soldier" on the island. The firing was not aimed at the city, which thus suffered hardly any damages. The city people even watched the bombardment (picture below) from high places in the city. When the shelling ceased but fleet remained still there, a minor panic broke out in the city. It was assumed that the city is the next target. However, on the 13th of August in the morning, the warships sailed off. Some contemporary news reports in London and Paris newspapers, describing Sveaborg and Helsingfors (Helsinki) being levelled to ashes, were a little bit exaggerated. An English officer's

112. Crimean War Research Society UKbased society exists to honour and remember those that fell in the war and to study the war in its entirety . http://www.crimeanwar.org

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113. Crimean War Publishers Publishing the General Orders of the British Army for the whole war period on CD. Some sample pages can be viewed on the site. http://www.crimeanwar.co.uk/

CHAIRMAN Rod Robinson, Esq., Caxton House, 51 Barnham Road, Barnham, Sussex, PO22 0ER, U.K. Tel: +44 (0) 1745 584981 Crimean War Publishers are preparing for publication on CD-ROM the original General Orders for the British Army in the Crimea compiled by the AAG of the Cavalry Division. (COMING SOON - DEC - JAN!) They cover the landing at Varna to the evacuation of the Crimea. The GOs cover everything from "Lt. Joe Smith to be Acting Engineer" to troop deployments, battle plans, and after-action reports. It is a fantastically complete record of the day to day activities of the British Army during the Crimean War, and is not available anywhere else in the world. The text will be searchable and there will be facsimiles of the original pages. We feel that libraries, archives, historians, family historians and all those with an interest in military history and the Crimean War in particular are going to want a copy. Bookmark this site and watch for publication date. Or, email Sales Director Tom Muir and get put on the mailing list, so we can tell you when the CD is available. FINANCE DIRECTOR William S. Curtis, Esq.

114. Crimean Texts Extensive collection of documents contemporary to the crimean war, primarily Times (of London) and News of the World newspaper reports, leading articles, and letters, as well as Kinglake, Nolan, and other sources. http://www.crimeantexts.org.uk/

Crimean Texts_ Welcome to the Crimean Texts website. If this is your first visit, you may wish to read about this site. Otherwise try the lists of sources topics , or background data. _Some documents of the Crimean War Latest update: 8 October 2004 What's new Mail webmaster Previous update: 24 April 2003

115. Mary Jane Seacole Brief biography of a Jamaican nurse and heroine of the crimean war. http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/biographies/seacole-mj.html

Distinguished Women of Past and Present First Page Name Index Subject Index Related Sites ... Search Mary Jane Seacole Mary Jane Seacole was a Jamaican nurse and a heroine of the Crimean War. She was born Mary Grant in 1805 in Kingston, Jamaica. Her father was a Scottish military officer and her mother a Jamaican mulatto. Mary's mother was also a healer and ran a boardinghouse for the recuperating officers. In 1836, Mary married Edward Seacole. Together they traveled around the Caribbean and Central America, but her husband died shortly afterwards and Mary returned to Kingston where she took over the running of the boardinghouse after her mother's death. Mary was well educated and she was a skilled nurse. When the Crimean War broke out, she traveled to London and applied to go to Crimea to tend to the wounded soldiers but she was not granted an interview by the British War Office. She then applied to Elizabeth Herbert, the wife of the secretary of state for war who was recruiting nurses for the war effort, but was again denied an interview and after some time received a letter of rejection. Britain, apparently, was not ready to welcome a black nurse. Undaunted, Mary went on her own initiative and in 1856 established the British Hotel near Balaclava at her own expense in order to provide "a mess-table and comfortable quarters for sick and convalescent officers". She often went to the battlefield to attend to the wounded there. After the war, Mary Seacole was bankrupt, but her story was carried by the British press and money was raised by subscriptions to pay off her debts.

116. Combat Photography, 1918-1971 Images of war in the 20th century. In 1855, Englishman Roger Fenton packeda wagon with photographic equipment and set out to cover the crimean war. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/cbpintro.htm

20th Century The Roosevelts Move Into the White House, 1901 Early Adventures With The Automobile The Gibson Girl ... Payoff to the Vice President, 1971 Images Of War Combat Photography 1918-1971 Returning From Battle Eniwetok Atoll - February 1944 Photographer's notes : "Back to a Coast Guard assault transport comes this Marine after two days and nights of Hell on the beach of Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. His face is grimy with coral dust but the light of battle stays in his eyes." Ironically, after the war, the residents of Eniwetok were removed from their homes and the atoll became an atomic testing ground from 1948 to 1962. It was the site of the first hydrogen bomb test in 1952. Residents began returning to the atoll in the 1970s. Select from the photographs below for more images. Machine Gun Crew, 1918 Wounded, 1918 Rescue, 1943 Crossing the Rhine, 1945 ... Snipers, 1971 The photographic documentation of war began soon after the camera's invention. In 1855, Englishman Roger Fenton packed a wagon with photographic equipment and set out to cover the Crimean War. Although precedent-setting, his carefully posed images of British camp life failed to capture the drama and horror of war - no dead bodies, no mass destruction. This was in part due to the handicaps of his equipment and to the goal of his royal patrons to portray the war in the best light possible. A few years later, the photographers of the American Civil War hauled their bulky equipment onto the battlefield to capture war's grisly aftermath. Their images - fields filled with the bloating bodies of the dead - caused a public sensation. Their groundbreaking efforts however, can be more appropriately described as battlefield rather than combat photography. The technical limitations of their equipment prevented them from catching the action of war.

117. Crimean War - Enpsychlopedia The war ended with the Treaty of Paris (1856). The crimean war caused a massexodus of crimean Tatars towards the Ottoman lands, resulting in massive http://psychcentral.com/psypsych/Crimean_War

home resource directory disorders quizzes ... support forums Advertisement ( Crimean War The Crimean War lasted from 28 March to . It was fought between Russia and an alliance of the United Kingdom France , and the Ottoman Empire , joined somewhat tardily by Piedmont-Sardinia The majority of the conflict took place on the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea Contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 The War 1.1 Beginning of the war 1.2 The Siege of Sevastopol 1.3 Final phase and the peace ... edit The War edit Beginning of the war After a dispute with the Ottoman Empire over the guardianship of several holy towns in Palestine and the protection of Orthodox Christians , Russia invaded Moldavia and Wallachia , both semi-autonomous vassals of the Ottoman Empire, resulting in a declaration of war by the Ottomans in late edit The Siege of Sevastopol The following month, though the immediate cause of war was withdrawn, allied troops landed in the Crimea and besieged the city of Sevastopol , home of the tsar 's Black Sea fleet and a threat of future Russian penetration into the Mediterranean The Russians had to scuttle their ships and used the naval cannons as additional artillery, and the ships' crews as marines. During the war the Russians lost four 110- or 120-gun 3-deckers, twelve 84-gun 2-deckers and four 60-gun frigates in the Black Sea, plus a large number of smaller vessels.

118. Imperialism, To The Crimean War The British and Dutch in Asia to 1830; the Middle East to 1830; Britain in Indiaand Afghanistan to 1850; China and the Opium war; the crimean war. http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/h38-br.html

home 16-19th centuries previous next Imperialism to the Crimean War The British in India, Ceylon and Burma The British, by and large, thought of themselves as moral in addition to economically opportunistic. They had the world's most advanced economy and were the world's foremost commercial power, creating for themselves greater economic opportunity. They had become the world's foremost trader across oceans and the world's foremost naval power. The British were largely devoted to freedom in economic enterprise - rather than government-owned and directed enterprise. This was a part of their liberalism. On the western coast of India, Britain's East India Company held the island of Bombay - which had been a desolate place that Britain's Charles II (1630-85) had acquired when he married a Portuguese princess. The company was also established in the Indian province of Madras , and it had a trading center at Masulipatam (Machilipatam). But the base in India for the East India Company was on the eastern side of the sub-continent, at Calcutta . In 1690, Calcutta was a village, sixty miles upriver in the Ganges delta, with access by ship to the high seas. There the company was close to textile producers, who took their goods overland to Calcutta. In 1717 the Mughal emperor, Farukh-siyar (1713-19), granted the company duty-free trading rights in exchange for three thousand Rupees, and, by 1735, Calcutta's population had risen to 100,000 and Calcutta had become a thriving commercial port.

119. Ancestors Magazine - Family History From The National Archives Ancestors Magazine is the BEST SITE for family history. Issue 14 » THE GREATCRIMEAN war INDEX. Brian Oldham reports on the genesis and scope of the http://www.ancestorsmagazine.co.uk/back_issues.php?op=preview&issue=14&storyID=8

120. Trench Art: An Illustrated History, By Jane Kimball Jane Kimball s book, Trench Art An Illustrated history, The crimean Warproduced interesting souvenirs such as inkwells made from cannon balls. http://www.trenchart.org/

Jane Kimball's book, Trench Art: An Illustrated History , is now available for purchase through Atlas Books or Amazon. See The Atlas Books website for details. Trench Art of the Great War And Related Souvenirs Jane A. Kimball © 1989, 2005 Cruel destroyers of humans and landscapes Transformed into objects of beauty, Providing a remembrance of comrades lost And souvenirs for those who lived to tell their tales. TABLE of CONTENTS War Souvenirs Shell Art Other Trench Art Pieces Soldier-Decorated Equipment ... Collecting Trench Art BACKGROUND: Soldiers  have always made decorative or souvenir objects in their spare time. During the Napoleonic Wars, French prisoners of war interned in British prison camps created a variety of elaborate boxes, models and other pieces made from soup bones as well as marquetry boxes and similar items using plaited straw. The Crimean War produced interesting souvenirs such as inkwells made from cannon balls. Soldiers in the American Civil War decorated powder horns, canteens and snuffboxes with personal and patriotic engravings and fabricated game pieces from bone and spent bullets. Sailors also have rich traditions of creating scrimshaw and needlework pieces. Projectiles with brass casings, first produced in 1857, replaced cannon balls and other artillery ammunition as the century progressed. The Spanish-American War and the Boer War were the first wars in which this type of ammunition was widely used. Typical shell casing souvenirs from this period were engraved with the details of battles or inscribed as ‘souvenir of the war’ or merely shaped into vases to be kept as decorative mementoes.Â

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