Crimean War By micmic224 1783 Russian Empire Annexed Crimea 1850 Russian Tsar wants to protect the Orthodox Christian subjects of the Ottoman Empire. 1850 The holy places at Palestine were Argued over Russia and France 1853 Russia occupied the Danubian provinces but the Ottoman Empire resisted the invasion. 1853 British Empire went to help the Ottoman Empire by sending fleets of ships to Istanbul 1853 Ottoman Empire declares war on the Russian Empire. 1853 The Russian Black Sea fleet destroys a big part of the Ottoman Black Sea fleet 1854 Britain and France also sent fleets to the Ottomans to help them fight in war 1854 British and France becomes allies with the Ottoman Empire 1854 Russians force their way into Danubian Province