Crimean War Events

			TIMELINE 1853
			In the expectation of British and French support, the Ottoman sultan declares war on Russia - launching the Crimean War
			1854
			British and French warships move up through the Straits and enter the Black Sea in support of Turkey
			1854
			Britain and France enter the war between Turkey and Russia, on the Turkish side
			1854
			A London editor decides to send a reporter, William Howard Russell ('Russell of The Times'), to the Crimean front
			1854
			British and French troops land at Sebastopol, to besiege the port, and win a limited victory over the Russians at the river Alma 1855 After a siege of nearly a year the Russians abandon Sebastopol, but the Turkish alliance is too exhausted to pursue the conflict      1856    The treaty of Paris ends the Crimean War, limiting Russia's special powers in relation to Turkey