Another war, fought between Russia and the West largely within modern Ukraine, holds lessons of its own: the Crimean War of 1853–56. The Gendarme and the Sick Man Like the Ukraine War, ...

This map shows the area of conflict during the Crimean War. In crossing the Danube River on the western ... 1853 and invading Ottoman territory on March 20, 1854. One week later, Britain and France ...