Battle of Alma: British and French troops are victorious

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 2.2.1.00: Slavic and Russian Writing and Culture: Old, Medieval and Tsarist, 700-1917.
Vol. editors: Neil Cornwell (University of Bristol), Roman Koropeckyj (University of California, Los Angeles), Andrei Rogatchevski (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway)

Domains

Battle

Dates

Date of occurrence 1854-09-20

Places

Ukraine, Crimea (Location)
France (Involved)
Russia (Involved)
United Kingdom (Involved)

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At the Battle of the Alma, the first direct confrontation of the Crimean War, a joint British and French force defeat the Russian army but do not press their advantage to its conclusion.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Battle of Alma: British and French troops are victorious". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18307, accessed 16 April 2024.]

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