Danube campaign
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The Danube campaign was the early phase of the Crimean War in which Russian and Ottoman forces fought for control along the Danube River in 1853–1854.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign
ⓘ
theatre of war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | early phase of the Crimean War ⓘ |
| conflict | Crimean War ⓘ |
| conflictType |
Russo-Turkish Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Russo-Ottoman conflict
|
| countryInvolved |
Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | 1854 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Black Sea campaign of the Crimean War
ⓘ
surface form:
Crimean campaign in the Black Sea and Crimea
|
| hasPart |
Battle of Cetate
ⓘ
Battle of Călugăreni (Danube operations context) ⓘ Battle of Oltenitza ⓘ Ottoman counteroffensives across the Danube ⓘ Siege of Silistra ⓘ crossing of the Danube by Russian forces ⓘ operations around Vidin ⓘ |
| location |
Balkans
ⓘ
Danube ⓘ
surface form:
Danube River
Danubian Principalities ⓘ Moldova ⓘ
surface form:
Moldavia
Wallachia ⓘ |
| mainTheatre | Danube front ⓘ |
| notableSiege | Siege of Silistra ⓘ |
| objective |
control of the Danube River line
ⓘ
control of the Danubian Principalities ⓘ |
| opponent |
Ottoman Army
ⓘ
Imperial Russian Army ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Army
|
| partOf |
Crimean War
ⓘ
Black Sea campaign of the Crimean War ⓘ
surface form:
European theatre of the Crimean War
|
| precededBy | Russian occupation of the Danubian Principalities in 1853 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Black Sea campaign of the Crimean War
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Sea theatre of the Crimean War
Caucasus campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Caucasus campaign of the Crimean War
|
| result |
Ottoman strategic success along the Danube
ⓘ
Russian withdrawal from the Danubian Principalities ⓘ |
| river | Danube ⓘ |
| startTime | 1853 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of access routes into the Balkans
ⓘ
pressure on the Ottoman Empire in southeastern Europe ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1850s
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
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