How Did The Crimean War Change The World

1854 was a year to change the way we think about the world. While the Crimean War had started in the fall of 1853, it was in March of 1854 that Britain and France joined in, turning a regional affair into an international headline. Notorious today for providing game show participants with a headache, the 19th century conflict gave the world a preview of the horrors that war would bring in the 20th century. When a loose coalition of Britain, France, and the Ottomans stood against the Russian giant, many predicted Russia would sweep through the enemies with ease. And while this was true initially, it quickly became clear that both sides were equally met, and there would be no clear victor. Through timely reinforcements by the British and French, the Turks were able to push the Russians back to the border, before all three nations began an attacking into the Crimean peninsula that gave the war its name. With the 11 month siege of Sevastopol, it’s this offensive that would define the war for the butchery and needless violence that it was.

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Major general were forced to be aware of the effect war would have on the civilian population, and had to account for modern technology that troops may not be well trained with. Despite this, many generals ignored the examples left in the carnage. The Crimean War didn’t result in a major change in borders, or in a massive uprising of the populace, so while cautious generals saw the risks involved in modern war, many prominent military leaders continued to hold archaic beliefs that led the the carnage of the first and second world wars. The Crimean War is a perfect example of why it’s important to look not just at the numbers in history, but at how those numbers, and the people behind them, affected the world, so that we can prevent the mistakes they made. Otherwise, we may very well make the same mistakes, possibly even