4 January 1854Allied Fleet Enters Black SeaFerdinand Alphonse Hamelin
Leads French warships into the Black Sea alongside the British fleet.
Historical records for France in 1854, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Leads French warships into the Black Sea alongside the British fleet.
Joins Britain in war against Russia.
Commands the French expeditionary army sent east.
Directs French naval participation in the Allied bombardment of Odessa.
Coordinates French naval forces during the Anglo-French siege of Bomarsund.
Leads French troops during the capture of Bomarsund in the Aland Islands.
Leads French troops in the capture of Bomarsund.
Takes senior direction of Allied operations at Petropavlovsk after the death of David Price.
Directs French engineering work that helps reduce the Russian fortifications at Bomarsund.
Commands a French brigade in the land operations that reduce the Russian fortress at Bomarsund.
Lands French troops with the Allied expedition in Crimea.
The French forces within the Allied expeditionary force advance toward Sevastopol.
Leads French troops up the heights near the coast, helping turn the Russian flank at the Alma.
Leads French troops during the Allied victory at Alma.
The French sets up a base at Kamiesch.
Begins to bombard Sevastopol.
Observes the Light Brigade and comments on its costly courage.
Commands French cavalry during the battle in which the Chasseurs d'Afrique help cover the Light Brigade's withdrawal.
Brings French reinforcements that help the British defeat the Russian attack at Inkerman.
Commands French forces whose reinforcements help repel the Russian attack at Inkerman.
Obtains Said Pasha's concession to form a company and construct the Suez Canal.
Leads France's Baltic squadron during joint operations intended to pressure Russian naval bases and coastal fortifications.
Commands the French Black Sea fleet during the opening Allied campaign against Russia.
Commands a French division during the opening stages of the siege of Sevastopol.
Commands French troops in the Crimean expedition and siege operations around Sevastopol.
As stipulated in the concessions, de Lesseps convenes the International Commission for the piercing of the isthmus of Suez (Commission Internationale pour le percement de l'isthme des Suez) consisting of 13 experts from seven countries, among them John Robinson McClean, later President of the Institution
Ferdinand de Lesseps obtains a concession from Said Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan, to create a company to construct a canal open to ships of all nations.
of Civil Engineers in London, and again Negrelli, to examine the plans developed by Linant de Bellefonds, and to advise on the feasibility of and the best route for the canal
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