The Crimean War: Four Facts About a Forgotten Conflict

Crimea remains in the news today

“Relief of the Light Brigade” (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

“Beggars in the streets of London were at that time leading the lives of princes, compared to the life of our soldiers in the Crimea when I arrived on the scene with thirty-six nurses.” — Florence Nightingale

The current crisis between Russia and Ukraine has reached a boiling point after…