08/05/1858
Alexis Soyer, the most famous chef in Europe, dies in London Personal
12/28/1855
Austria threatens to join the war effort against Russia Foreign
03/28/1854
Britain declares war on Russia and joins France in sending troops to the Crimea Foreign
02/27/1854
Britain demands that all Russian troops be withdrawn from the Crimea Foreign
09/11/1855
British and French troops take the Russian stronghold of Sevastapol in the Crimea Foreign
03/27/1854
Crimean War begins in earnest, as France declares war on Russia Foreign
11/04/1854
Florence Nightingale and a group of 38 British nurses arrive in Constantinople Foreign
10/04/1853
Turkish ultimatum calls upon Russia to stop encroachment in Danube region Foreign
