Storming Sevastopol - The Crimean War - European History - Part 5 - Extra History

The siege of Sevastopol is in full swing but the Crimean War is becoming evermore unpopular in the public eye. Journalists are reporting on army scandals and starving troops and the military fights back with propaganda! Sending out a photographer to take patriotic photos of the conflict.

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Artist: Ali R Thome I Writer: Robert Rath I Showrunner & Narrator: Matthew Krol I Editor: Aidan Strite & Mac Owens

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[zinovyrozhestvensky]

General January is ruthless and cold while general February is sadistic, giving one week of warm only to switch it around into a snowstorm, atleast in Minnesota

[efinveecaught]

This is an odd fact, but I have seen Nikolay Pirogov in person. His embalmed corpse remains in a mausoleum beneath the chapel at his former estate (now museum) in modern day Vinnytsia, Ukraine. His expansive work in medicine is still respected to this day, he is seen as a heroic figure for saving so many lives. Really interesting, albeit morbid, to see a part of history like that in person.

[nikolozgilles]

"russian defeats were portrayed as tactical withdrawals" 🗿

[stefanvas]

The biggest impact of the Crimean war was in the end of the existing European order. The Austrian-Russian alliance was shattered, which paved way for the unifications of Italy and Germany. In fact, the biggest losers of this war was actually Austria and the Ottoman Empire (the latter going increasingly in debt and being forced to make further trade concessions)

[ThePoeticPariah]

Historically speaking, it's unsurprising the US adopted Zoauve uniforms, especially since the kepi, the standard civil war hat, was inspired by the French. Furthermore, a lot of nations adopted military fashion from successful militaries. In fact, there was a period of time where the US wore spiked helmets after the Franco Prussian War ended. This, of course, was brief.

[alexandersmall]

What I love about the Victorian British is the whole idea that nothing was too big of a problem if the nation worked together

[ricardogibranespinosaoliva]

French soldiers watching British soldiers freeze to death while fighting Russians: " first time?"

[samaccardi]

Alexander II's "freeing" of the serfs should really be stated with A LOT of asterisks and quotation marks.

[hordamis]

Glad to see Mary Seacole again. She did get her own series however, seeing these lesser know figures in history again in related series helps to spread knowledge of them.

[christschess]

Protesting via throwing snowballs? I love it. That's a demonstration I would definitely attend.

[Artur_M.]

3:06 Oh, that's why it's called a balaclava!
I can't believe I've never connected it.

[fungalchime]

1:15 There is something deeply uncanny about seeing the ec characters with arms

[louthegiantcookie]

The war seems like a pointless thing, and perhaps could have been avoided entirely. But the stories of people knitting the soldiers clothes was actually very sweet. No one is a fan of war, but the bond between a nation and its soldiery can be very strong.

[yaumelepire]

The United States' simultaneous ridicule and adulation of France throughout their shared history is truly fascinating.

[paulallen]

The Åland Islands of Finland were also demilitarized after the Crimean War, which they are to this day. It's something that held a lot of importance for the Åland question when Finland achieved independence from Russia, because it barred the dispute being solved through military action (which both Sweden and Finland actually tried to get around as best as they could). It's the one issue that was solved by the League of Nations, too.

[marcl]

Russia lost as soon as Sardinia joined the war.

[SUDMONEYBAGS]

"State newspapers claimed that russian defeats were tactical withdrawals"
History rhymes

[fusionfall]

7:11 Come on bruv you already mentioned Greece's independence, why you do us dirty by putting us in the Ottoman empire borders...to make amends you must make a series about the Greek revolution.

[starblade]

Surprised you never mentioned Alice Maud, so I’ll throw in a little thing about her here:
The daughter of Queen Victoria and Grand Ducches of Hesse, she was a young prankster, similar to the russian Anastasia, but as she grew older and her father, Prince Albert (not an expert so correct me if some of my facts aren’t perfect) grew sick and was on death’s door, she put aside her entire life at the time to caring for him. This would shape the rest of her story. After his death and her marriage, she would often sneak out of her home in disguise, offering gifts and care to the poor that she wished she could do more to save. When Nightingale began their crusade of medical perfection, Alice Maud joined the medical work and became fast friends with the angel of Crimea, a rarity for Nightingale as she would mostly associate with men that could challenge her intellect. As a woman, Alice Maud was merely able to assist in care, like wrapping bandages. Unfortunately her story ended in tragedy, when her many children all became sick with Diphteria, and one of her children succumbed to the disease. She hid this fact from the other children for some time, having nursed all of her children while they were sick leaving her quite exhausted. When they found out, she kissed one of her children on the forehead to cheer them up, which led to her becoming sick with Diphteria. Normally an adult wouldn’t die to such a disease, but Alice died, as she was unable to fight back in her sheer exhaustion.

[ArmageddonAngel]

This is why Lord Palmerston is a better prime minister than Pitt the Elder.