Crimean texts
| 1853 | |
|---|---|
| 5 October | Turkey declares war on Russia |
| 30 November | Russian naval victory at Sinope |
| 1854 | |
| 28 March | Britain and France declare war on Russia |
| 5 April | Allies land at Gallipoli |
| 28 May | Allies move to Varna |
| 5 September | Allies leave Varna for Crimea |
| 14 September | Allies land at Old Fort |
| 20 September | Battle of the Alma |
| 23 September | Russian ships in Sebastopol scuttled |
| 24 September | Allies march around Sebastopol |
| 26 September | Allies take Balaclava |
| 29 September | St Arnaud dies |
| 17 October | Bombardment of Sebastopol starts |
| 25 October | Battle of Balaclava |
| 26 October | "Little Inkerman" |
| 5 November | Battle of Inkerman |
| Florence Nightingale arrives at Scutari | |
| 1855 | |
| 5 February | Palmerston becomes Prime Minister |
| 2 March | Death of Nicholas I |
| Alexander II recalls Menshikov | |
| 28 June | Raglan dies |
| 9 September | Russians evacuate Sebastopol |
| 1856 | |
| 29 February | Armistice |
| 30 March | Treaty of Paris |