Wars
Crimean War
Defeat · Treaty of Paris
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- 1853–1856
Russia's conflict with the Ottoman Empire developed into a war against a broad coalition. After the arduous defence of Sevastopol and diplomatic isolation, Russia agreed to a peace that restricted its position on the Black Sea.
- Period
- 1853–1856
- Belligerents
- Russia — the Ottoman Empire, Great Britain, France and the Kingdom of Sardinia
- Outcome
- Russian defeat; neutralisation of the Black Sea and territorial concessions in southern Bessarabia
- Settlement
- Treaty of Paris, 1856