S@m🕊️(@samwham6) 's Twitter Profile Photo

October 4, 1853: The began with the declaring war on . The war’s roots initially started from disputes over religious sites in the , but deeper geopolitical interests were also at play.

October 4, 1853: The #CrimeanWar began with the #OttomanEmpire declaring war on #Russia. The war’s roots initially started from disputes over religious sites in the #HolyLand, but deeper geopolitical interests were also at play.
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Neil Ritchie(@NeilRitchie86) 's Twitter Profile Photo

14 October 1853: At the request of the Ottomans, the British and French fleets left Besika Bay and transited the Dardanelles as the Ottoman army prepared to engage Russian forces occupying Wallachia. The Austrian army's mobilisation against Russia continued.

14 October 1853: At the request of the Ottomans, the British and French fleets left Besika Bay and transited the Dardanelles as the Ottoman army prepared to engage Russian forces occupying Wallachia. The Austrian army's mobilisation against Russia continued. #CrimeanWar
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Ian Ebbage(@ianebbage1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The 'Sebastopol Cannon' captured from the Russians at the Battle of Sebastopol in 1855 & installed in in 1858 as a memorial to local men who had fought in the . (It narrowly escaped being smelted down for its metal in WW2.)

The 'Sebastopol Cannon' captured from the Russians at the Battle of Sebastopol in 1855 & installed in #Retford in 1858 as a memorial to local men who had fought in the #CrimeanWar. (It narrowly escaped  being smelted down for its metal in WW2.)
#IronworkThursday
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Florence Nightingale’s London(@FlorencesLondon) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Nurses Register held Florence Nightingale Museum 💙 gives great insight into the women who went out to nurse. Mrs Bull, widow of a militia major, 'understands gunshot wounds' but was 'perfectly useless & very troublesome.' Though 'others say she worked hard & well'.

The #CrimeanWar Nurses Register held @florencemuseum gives great insight into the women who went out to nurse. Mrs Bull, widow of a militia major, 'understands gunshot wounds' but was 'perfectly useless & very troublesome.' Though 'others say she worked hard & well'. #HistNursing
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Anthony Dawson Historian(@RailStory) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Recent acquisition of an LNWR group photo includes this chap, who wears a medal with four clasps (Alma, Balaklava, Inkerman, Sevastopol) and the Medaille Militaire. I wonder who he was? Must have had some stories to tell.

Recent acquisition of an LNWR group photo includes this chap, who wears a #CrimeanWar medal with four clasps (Alma, Balaklava, Inkerman, Sevastopol) and the Medaille Militaire. I wonder who he was? Must have had some stories to tell.
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