In the story of Bright and the Corn Law agitation, the Crimean War, the American Civil War, and the franchise struggle Trevelyan reflects something of the moral power which enabled this independent man to exercise so immense an influence over his fellow countrymen for so long.

The family factory produced armaments for the Crimean War ( 1853 – 1856 ); but, had difficulty switching back to regular domestic production when the fighting ended and they filed for bankruptcy.

Throughout its history, the British Army has seen action in a number of major wars involving the worlds great powers, including the Seven Years ' War, the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War, World War I and World War II.

Russian activity led to the Crimean War.

Among these actions were the Seven Years ' War, the American Revolutionary War, the Napoleonic Wars, the First and Second Opium Wars, the Boxer Rebellion, the New Zealand land wars, the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857, the First and Second Boer Wars, the Fenian raids, the Irish War of Independence, its serial interventions into Afghanistan ( which were meant to maintain a friendly buffer state between British India and the Russian Empire ), and the Crimean War ( to keep the Russian Empire at a safe distance by coming to Turkey's aid ).

In the Crimean War, the Charge of the Light Brigade and the Thin Red Line at the Battle of Balaclava showed the vulnerability of cavalry, when deployed without effective support.

* The Charge of the Light Brigade, about the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War

Illustration by William Simpson ( artist ) | William Simpson shows action in a British artillery battery during the Crimean War with cannons firing and being loaded, and men bringing in supplies.

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* 1856 – A Peace conference opened in Paris after Crimean War.

However, it only ran two trips between St Petersburg and Hull via Motala before the Crimean War halted Anglo-Russian trade.

This war would eventually be called Crimean War, but the entire foreign policy negotiations surrounding the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire, which would continue throughout the middle and end of nineteenth century the problem would be referred to as the " Eastern Question.

Thus, he was really not in favor of the entrance of into the Crimean War.

However the Eastern Question and the resulting Crimean War proved to be the downfall of his government.

Gallipoli became a major encampment for British and French forces in 1854 during the Crimean War, and the harbour was also a stopping-off point on the way to Constantinople.

) There are numerous schools and a small museum ; a large cemetery is the resting place of many French soldiers who died of disease ( chiefly cholera ) during the Crimean War.

He helped in the unification of Italy by fighting the Austrian Empire and fought the Crimean War with the United Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire against Russia.

) This instigated the Crimean War in 1854 and began a tenser period of minor clashes among the globe-spanning empires of Europe that set the stage for the First World War.

He was promoted to the brevet rank of lieutenant-colonel of the army " for distinguished Service in the Field " during the Crimean War.

Charles Marie Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy was born in Hungary, the son of General Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy who distinguished himself as division commander in the Crimean War.

During the Crimean war Nakhimov distinguished himself by annihilating the Ottoman fleet at Sinope in 1853.

Admiral Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons, GCB, KCH ( 21 November 1790 – 23 November 1858 ) was a British naval commander and diplomat who led a distinguished career in the Royal Navy, culminating with the Crimean War and his appointment as Commander of the Black Sea Fleet.

During the Crimean War he commanded the troops on the Greek frontier and distinguished himself by his bravery.

" Originally the term designated a promotion given on such occasions as a coronation, or the termination of a great war, and had its origin during the reign of James II ( 1685 – 88 ); but it was abused so frequently and used to such an extent by the general award of brevet commissions, that in 1854, during and after the Crimean War, its bestowal was limited strictly to cases of very distinguished service in the field and on the principle of seniority.

In 1675 he joined Cossack military service under Hetman Ivan Samoylovych and distinguished himself in Russo-Turkish War of 1676 – 1681 and once again in the Crimean expedition against the Ottoman Empire and Crimean Khanate in 1688.

The Order was issued in considerable numbers by Sultan Abd-ul-Mejid I as a reward for distinguished service to members of the British Army and the Royal Navy and the French Army who came to the aid of the Ottoman Empire during the Crimean War against Russia.

A member of a noble family, he was educated at the Nicholas Staff College, entered the army in 1847, and distinguished himself in the Crimean War and in the Caucasus.

He took part in the Crimean war, distinguished himself in 1860 at the siege of Ancona, and was decorated for valor at the Siege of Gaeta.

He distinguished himself at the siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War against Russia.

He distinguished himself in the 1771 Crimean campaign and was promoted to the command of a Cossack regiment in 1772.

According to this book at the time of the outbreak of the Crimean War many English industrialists and inventors became interested in military technology and Bessemer himself developed a method for grooving artillery projectiles so that they could spin without the use of rifling in the bore of the gun.

For some time, Aqmescit served as the residence of the Qalğa-Sultan, the second important position in the Crimean Khanate after the Khan himself.

After distinguishing himself in active service abroad, on the South American Station ( 1844 – 1846 ), in the Baltic during the Crimean War ( CB 1855 ) and China ( 1857 ), Key was appointed in 1858 a member of the Royal Commission on national defence, in 1860 Captain of the steam reserve at Devonport, and in 1863 captain of HMS Excellent and superintendent of the Old Royal Naval College.

Jauréguiberry served in the Crimean War as commander of the gunboat Grenade, distinguishing himself at the capture of Kinburn on 17 October 1855.

Arriving in March 1854, he soon proved himself an excellent diplomaric correspondent, covering the Crimean War mainly from Istanbul but occasionally from the front, where he relieved William Howard Russell.

* 1506 – The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Crimean Khanate in the Battle of Kletsk

The Battle of Berestechko (; ) was fought between the Ukrainian Cossacks, led by Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky, aided by their Crimean Tatar allies, and a Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth army under King John II Casimir.

* 1854 – Crimean War: The Battle of Inkerman.

* 1853 – Crimean War: Battle of Sinop – The Imperial Russian Navy under Pavel Nakhimov destroys the Ottoman fleet under Osman Pasha at Sinop, a sea port in northern Turkey.

* 1854 – The Battle of Balaklava during the Crimean War ( Charge of the Light Brigade ).

File: Inkermann. jpg | The 20th Foot at the Battle of Inkerman, Crimean War, 1854

* July 29 – August 2 – A large Crimean Tatar – Ottoman army which invaded Russia is routed in the Battle of Molodi.

* October 25 – Crimean War – Battle of Balaclava: The allies gain an overall victory, except for the disastrous cavalry Charge of the Light Brigade, from which only 200 of 700 men survive.

* November 5 – Crimean War – Battle of Inkerman: The Russians are defeated.

* January 30 – Battle of Ochmatów: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski secure a substantial victory over the horde of Crimean Tatars under Tugay Bey.

* November 4 – Crimean War – Battle of Oltenitza: Turkish victory over Russians.

* November 30 – Crimean War – Battle of Sinop: The Russian fleet destroys the Turkish fleet.

* August 6 – The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Crimean Khanate in the Battle of Kletsk

The new bayonet proved its worth in the Battle of Alma and the Battle of Inkerman during the Crimean War, where the Imperial Russian Army learned to fear it as well.

The Battle of Malakoff | final French assault brought about the Siege of Sevastopol ( 1854 – 1855 ) | capture of Sevastopol in September 1855, leading to the end of the Crimean War.

In the Crimean War Baker was present at the Battle of Chernaya River and at the fall of Sevastopol, and in 1859 he became major in the 10th Hussars, succeeding only a year later to the command.

The Battle of the Alma ( 20 September 1854 ), which is usually considered the first battle of the Crimean War ( 1853 – 1856 ), took place just south of the River Alma in the Crimea.

The Battle of Inkerman was fought during the Crimean War on November 5, 1854 between the allied armies of Britain and France against the Imperial Russian Army.

The Battle of Malakoff was a major battle during the Crimean War, fought between French-British forces against Russia on 7 September 1855 as a part of the Siege of Sevastopol.

The Battle of the Chernaya ( Battle of Tchernaïa, Сражение у Черной речки, Сражение у реки Черной ) was a battle by the Chernaya River fought during the Crimean War on August 16, 1855.

In the Crimean War he commanded a division at the Battle of Alma, where he was twice wounded.