On this day, in 1854, Britain and France join the Ottoman empire in the Crimean war against Russia in a bid to halt Russian expansion. A peace treaty was signed in Paris in 1856.
In 1954, that nice Mr Kruschev
gave Crimea away to the Ukraine. How could he, in his wildest dreams, ever have imagined the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He is seen here banging his shoe on the podium at the United Nations to demonstrate his ire.
There are many things noteworthy about the Crimean war but three things in particular spring to mind.
1. Florence Nightingale. Considered to be the mother of modern British nursing she became famous for her work with wounded soldiers in the Crimea.
Here is a link to a BBC Quiz for schools about Florence Nightingale
2. The balaclava. An item of headgear that covers most of the head. During the Crimean war knitted balaclavas war sent over to protect our soldiers from the bitter cold weather.
3. The Charge of the Light Brigade. A supreme tactical blunder by Lord Raglan which resulted in many British deaths. Their bravery has been immortalised in a famous poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
In 1954, that nice Mr Kruschev
gave Crimea away to the Ukraine. How could he, in his wildest dreams, ever have imagined the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He is seen here banging his shoe on the podium at the United Nations to demonstrate his ire.
There are many things noteworthy about the Crimean war but three things in particular spring to mind.
1. Florence Nightingale. Considered to be the mother of modern British nursing she became famous for her work with wounded soldiers in the Crimea.
Here is a link to a BBC Quiz for schools about Florence Nightingale
2. The balaclava. An item of headgear that covers most of the head. During the Crimean war knitted balaclavas war sent over to protect our soldiers from the bitter cold weather.
3. The Charge of the Light Brigade. A supreme tactical blunder by Lord Raglan which resulted in many British deaths. Their bravery has been immortalised in a famous poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
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