This conflict's first major battle saw Prince Menshikov station 20,000 men to the east of Telegraph Hill.
This conflict's first major battle saw Prince Menshikov station 20,000 men to the east of Telegraph Hill. In addition to fighting at the Battle of Alma, the 93rd Sutherland Regiment became known as the "Thin Red Line" during this war. During this war the French victory at the Battle of Malakoff ended the Siege of (*) Sevastopol, and miscommunication between Lord Raglan and Lord Cardigan caused the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava. Florence Nightingale was a nurse during this war, whose Treaty of Paris made the Black Sea neutral territory. For 10 points, what 19th century conflict saw fighting over a namesake European peninsula?
This conflict's first major battle saw Prince Menshikov station 20,000 men to the east of Telegraph Hill.
{Crimean} War [accept {Eastern} War]