the Crimean War
/ðə kraɪˌmiːən ˈwɔː(r)/
/ðə kraɪˌmiːən ˈwɔːr/
- a war fought by Britain, France and Turkey against Russia between 1853 and 1856 in the Crimea, a part of Ukraine. Russia wanted power over Turkey, and Britain and France wanted to end Russia's power in the Black Sea. Most of the military action was around Sebastopol, the Russian navy base. It was the first war during which the European public were able to follow events as they happened, because of the invention of the telegraph (= a device for sending messages along wires by the use of electric current).
1853 年至 1856 年间，英国、法国和土耳其在乌克兰一部分的克里米亚与俄罗斯进行了一场战争。俄罗斯想要控制土耳其，英国和法国想要结束俄罗斯在黑海的权力。大部分军事行动发生在俄罗斯海军基地塞瓦斯托波尔周围。这是第一次战争期间，欧洲公众能够跟踪事件发生，因为电报（=一种利用电流沿电线发送信息的设备）的发明。