George Hamilton-Gordon Aberdeen, 4th28 March 1854
After Russia ignores an Anglo-French ultimatum to withdraw from the Danubian Principalities, Great Britain and France formally declare war.
Great Britain · Warfare / Crimean War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
After Russia ignores an Anglo-French ultimatum to withdraw from the Danubian Principalities, Great Britain and France formally declare war.
Declares war after Russia refuses to leave the Danubian Principalities.
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