In 1853, a diplomatic crisis broke out between France and Russia on the issue of the holy places in the holy city Jerusalem, in the Ottoman Empire. This infighting worsened quickly and provoked a big-empire-concerned war. Half of the Crimean War was spent by the long and exhausting siege of Sevastopol where the Russian fleet anchored. I'll come back on these events and I'll observe how the relationship between empires has been disrupted.
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(French) Bibliography :
- GOUTTMAN Alain, 'La guerre de Crimée', Tempus, 2006, 448 p.
- YGUA Ruben, 'La guerre de Crimée', Independantly Published, 2019, 65 p.
- MIGUEL Pierre, 'Le second Empire', Tempus Perrin, 2008, 576 p.
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Internet links :
- Summarise of the conflict (Philisto) : https://www.philisto.fr/article-81-guerre-de-crimee-1853-1856.html
- The Crimean War and the Treaty of Paris : https://www.persee.fr/doc/casla_1283-3878_2016_num_14_1_1140
- The siege of Sevastopol : http://www.musee-du-genie-angers.com/fpdb/1080341-doc-fiche-42.pdf
- The military health services : https://journals.openedition.org/hms/1012
- Roger Fenton's photographs : http://www.allworldwars.com/Crimean-War-Photographs-by-Roger-Fenton-1855.html (English)
- Alfred Lord Tennyson's "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (French and English) : https://lyricstranslate.com/fr/charge-light-brigade-la-charge-de-la-brigade-l%C3%A9g%C3%A8re.html
- The Crimean War and the name of Paris' streets : http://j.poitou.free.fr/pro/html/voc/krim.html
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Music and video credits :
Musics :
- Mussorgsky – Kovenshchnina – Act IV
- Rimsky-Korsakov, Symphony n°2
- Holst Gustav, The Planets, Saturn
- Sound effects : Freesound.org
Video :
- 'The Charge of the Light Brigade', Tony Richardson, 1968
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