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Period: to
cremean war
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Menshikov arrives
Menshikov arrives in Constantinople with demands on the Porte -
Menshikov leaves
Menshikov leaves Constantinople, breaking off relations -
British approaches
British Fleet approaches Dardanelles -
Russian army crosses the Pruth
Russian army crosses the Pruth into Moldavia -
declaration of war
Turkey declares war on Russia -
defeated
Russians defeated by Turks at Oltenitza -
oltenitza
Russians defeated by Turks at Oltenitza -
destroyed
Turkish naval squadron destroyed at Sinope -
invade
Russians invade the Dobruja -
england
The Guards leave England -
GB&F
France and Great Britain declare war on Russia -
abandon
Russians abandon the siege of Silitria -
defeated
Russians defeated at Giurgevo -
attack
Russian attack of 'Little Inkerman' -
fall
Fall of Lord Aberdeen's government -
lord palmerston
Lord Palmerston forms new government -
death
Death of Tsar Nicholas I, succession of Alexander II who recalls Menshikov -
1st
First Russian attack at Kars -
give up
Surrender of Kars -
accepted
The Tsar accepts the Austrian demands -
finished
Ratification of Treaty of Paris, formal end of the war