Second French Empire–British alliance in Crimean War

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The Second French Empire–British alliance in the Crimean War was a mid-19th-century military partnership between Napoleon III’s France and Britain aimed at curbing Russian expansion and defending Ottoman territorial integrity.

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instanceOf 19th-century international relation
bilateral alliance
military alliance
aimedAt curbing Russian expansion in the Black Sea region
defending Ottoman territorial integrity
maintaining European balance of power
characterizedBy combined naval operations
coordination of war aims against Russia
joint expeditionary operations
conflict Crimean War
diplomaticBasis Anglo-French agreements on joint operations
London negotiations of 1854
endTime 1856
formedDuring reign of Napoleon III
reign of Queen Victoria
hasCause Eastern Question
Russian expansionism
Russian pressure on the Ottoman Empire
dispute over Ottoman territorial integrity
hasKeyEvent Battle of Alma
Battle of Balaclava
Battle of Inkerman
Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)
surface form: Bombardment of Sevastopol

Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)
surface form: Siege of Sevastopol
hasParticipant British Army
French Army
French Navy
Napoleon III of France
surface form: Napoleon III

Queen Victoria
Royal Navy
Second Empire of France
surface form: Second French Empire

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
historicalSignificance first major Anglo-French military cooperation since the Napoleonic Wars
symbolized rapprochement between Britain and France in the mid-19th century
location Baltic Sea
Black Sea
Crimea
Danubian Principalities
opposed Russian Empire
relatedTo Concert of Europe
balance of power in Europe
resultedIn Treaty of Paris (1856)
defeat of the Russian Empire in the Crimean War
neutralization of the Black Sea
restriction of Russian naval power in the Black Sea
startTime 1854
supported Kingdom of Sardinia
Ottoman Empire

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French Empire alliance Second French Empire–British alliance in Crimean War