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| Admiral Heinrich Wihelm Adelbert |  |
| Appointed Admiral of the Navy |
| Alliance Buol Schauenstein, Karl Ferdinand von |  |
| 20th April Vienna Austria enters into a defensive Alliance with Prussia against Russia |
| Alliance Hamilton-Gordon, George |  |
| Mar Concludes an Alliance between Britain & France |
| 10th April Britain & France agree an alliance |
| Battle of Alma Brown, George | |
| 20th Sep Alma Commands the Light Division during victory over Russia during the march on Sevastopol |
| Battle of Alma Campbell, Colin | |
| 20th Sep Alma Commands the Highland Brigade to victory over Russia during the march on Sevastopol |
| Battle of Alma England, Richard | |
| 20th Sep Alma Commands the 3rd Div during Allied victory on the march to Sevastopol |
| 20th Sep Alma Commands the 3rd Div during Allied victory over Russia on the march on Sevastopol |
| Battle of Alma Lacy Evans, George de | |
| 20th Sep Alma Commands the 2nd Divi during victory over Russia on the march to Sevastopol |
| Battle of Alma Menshikov |  |
| 20th Sep Alma Chooses to fight the French & British on the River Alma on their march to Sevastopol |
| 20th Sep Alma Defeated by the Allied forces of France & Great Britain who cross the River Alma |
| Battle of Balaclava Brudenell, James Thomas | |
| 25th Oct Balaclava Attacks after expressing his doubts & receiving direct orders in front of the troops from Lord Lucan |
| 25th Oct Balaclava Russia keeps control of the Balaclava-Sevastopol Rd, the Allies hold Balaclava |
| 25th Oct Balaclava Sends the Light Cavalry Brigade into the "Valley of Death" |
| 25th Oct Balaclava Tennyson's poem "The Valley of Death", about the charge of the Light Brigade |
| 28th Oct Balaclava Victory for France & Great Britain over Russia |
| Battle of Balaclava Clyde | |
| 25th Oct Balaclava Commands the Highland Brigade |
| Battle of Balaclava Menshikov | |
| 25th Oct Balaclava Defeated attempting to drive a wedge between British forces at Balaclava & Sevastopol |
| 25th Oct Balaclava The Battle of Inkerman results in a British and French victory under General Bosquet against the Russian forces under General Menshikov |
| Battle of Inkerman Menshikov | |
| 5th Nov Inkerman Loses 12,000 men compared to the British 3,300 |
| 5th Nov Inkerman Menshikov attempts to break through the besieging troops |
| Birth Radoslavov, Vasil |  |
| Birth of Vasil Radoslavov |
| Birth Milner, Alfred | |
| 23rd Mar Giesen Birth of Alfred Milner |
| Birth Benedict XV |  |
| 21st Nov Genova Birth of Benedict XV, Giacomo della Chiesa |
| Blockade of Black Sea Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 3rd Jan France & Britain send a joint fleet to the Black Sea & ally themselves with Turkey |
| Blockade of Greece Temple, Henry John | |
| Causes outrage by blockading Greece in order to secure compensation for Don Pacifico |
| Capture of Alands Baraguay d'Hilliers, Achille |  |
| 16th Aug Aland Completes the landing of 10,000 men on the Alands in the Baltic |
| Capture of Alands Napier, Charles | |
| 16th Aug Alands Bombards the Alands & helps the French force the surrender of the garrison |
| Capture of Piraeus Somerset, Fitzroy | |
| 26th May Piraeus Anglo-French forces occupy Piraeus to prevent the Greek fleet from aiding Russia |
| Commander Canrobert, Francois Certain | |
| 29th Sep Crimea Appointed Commander of the French Army |
| Commander Somerset, Fitzroy | |
| 26th May Piraeus Promoted to full General and appointed to the command of the British troops sent to the Crimea in co-operation with a strong French army under Marshal St Arnaud and afterwards, up to May 1855, under Marshal Canrobert |
| Convention Bloemfontein Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 23rd Feb London The British Government recognizes the Independence of the Orange free state |
| Crystal Palace Paxton, Joseph | |
| Sydenham The Crystal Palace is relocated to Sydenham, sth London |
| Death Saint-Arnaud, Armand de | |
| 29th Sep Death of Armand de Saint-Arnaud from cholera, succeded by General Cranrobert |
| 29th Sep Death of Armand de Saint-Arnaud from cholera |
| Declaration of Vienna Four Pts Nicholas I | |
| 8th Aug Vienna Russia rejects conditions set by the Allies, the Vienna Four Points |
| Declaration of War Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 28th Mar After Russia ignores an Anglo-French ultimatum to withdraw from the Danubian Principalities, Great Britain and France formally declare war |
| Declaration of War Nicholas I | |
| 28th Mar After Russia ignores an Anglo-French ultimatum to withdraw from the Danubian Principalities, Great Britain and France formally declare war |
| Diplomacy Franz Josef I | |
| Austria refuses to support either the Allies or the Russians & alienates both |
| Diplomacy Temple, Henry John | |
| Causes outrage by blockading Greece in order to secure compensation for Don Pacifico |
| Diplomacy Nicholas I | |
| 8th Aug Vienna Russia rejects conditions set by the Allies, the Vienna Four Points |
| Director East India Company Pollock Pollock, George | |
| London Appointed Director of the East India Company |
| Discovery of Cholera Cure Snow, John | |
| Soho Removes a pump from Soho & reduces cholera, reinforces theory cholera is in water |
| Education Arthur, Chester Alan |  |
| New York Admitted to the bar |
| General Major Frederick Charles | |
| Appointed Major-General |
| Governor Bruce, James | |
| London Appointed Governor General of Canada |
| Governor Grey, George | |
| Appointed Lieutenant Governor of Sth Africa |
| Graduation Stuart Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| West Point Graduates from West Point, 13th out 46 |
| Invasion of Bulgaria Paskievich, Ivan | |
| 20th Mar River Danube Leads a Russian army crosses the Danube & invades Bulgaria |
| Invasion of Crimea Menshikov | |
| Sep Crimea The Allies land in the Crimea without any opposition from the Russian Commander |
| Invasion of Moldavia Dmitrievich, Mikhail | |
| Silistria Cross es the Danube and besieges Silistria |
| Invasion of Moldavia Nicholas I | |
| Moldavia The Tsar sends his troops into Moldavia and Wallachia (the "Danubian Principalities"), Great Britain, seeking to maintain the security of the Ottoman Empire, sends a fleet to the Dardanelles , where it joined another fleet sent by France |
| Invasion of Wallachia Nicholas I | |
| Wallachia The Tsar sends his troops into Moldavia and Wallachia (the "Danubian Principalities"), Great Britain, seeking to maintain the security of the Ottoman Empire, sends a fleet to the Dardanelles , where it joined another fleet sent by France |
| Major Friedrich Karl | |
| Berlin Appointed Major-General |
| Major Steinmetz, Karl Friedrich von | |
| Appointed Major-General |
| Manifesto Ostend Buchanan, James | |
| Helps draft the Ostend Manifesto |
| Marriage Elizabeth | |
| Franz Josef marries Elizabeth, 1st cousin & daughter of Duke Maximilian of Bavaria |
| Marriage Franz Josef I | |
| Franz Josef marries Elizabeth, 1st cousin & daughter of Duke Maximilian of Bavaria |
| Mobilization Buol Schauenstein, Karl Ferdinand von | |
| 20th April Galicia Austria masses an army of 50,000 in Galicia & Trans ylvania |
| Mobilization Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| Mar Varna A joint Anglo-French force is moved to Varna to repel the Russian Invasion of Bulgaria |
| Mobilization Somerset, Fitzroy | |
| 7th Sep Varna The Allied force departs to the Crimean Peninsular in a convoy of 150 warships |
| 18th Sep Old Fort The Allied force lands at Old Fort on an open beach 30 miles North of Sebastopol |
| Neutrality Franz Josef I | |
| Austria refuses to support either the Allies or the Russians & alienates both |
| Occupation Piraeus Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 26th May Piraeus Anglo-French forces occupy Piraeus to prevent the Greek Fleet from assisting Russia |
| Peace Buol Schauenstein, Karl Ferdinand von | |
| 8th Aug Vienna Russia rejects Allied peace conditions, the Vienna Four Points |
| Peace Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 5th Dec London Britain, France, Austria & Prussia agree peace between the Russian & Ottoman Empires |
| President Russell | |
| Appointed President of the Council |
| Press Mitchel, John |  |
| 7th Jan Publishes the 1st issue of the Citizen |
| Prime Minister Kanaris, Constantine |  |
| 28th May Appointed Prime Minister of Greece, 3rd term |
| Prime Minister Mavrokordatos, Alexandros | |
| 29th July Appointed Prime Minister of Greece, 4th term |
| Publication Alberdi, Juan Batista |  |
| Publication of, "Sistema Economico y Rentistico de la Confederacion" |
| Publication Dickens, Charles | |
| Publication of, "Hard Times" |
| Republican Party Lincoln, Abraham | |
| The Republican Party is founded as an anti slavery coalition |
| Second Lieutenant Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the USAMounted Rifles |
| Siege of Sevastopol Canrobert, Francois Certain | |
| 17th Oct Sevastopol Begins to bombard Sevastopol |
| Siege of Sevastopol Saint-Arnaud, Armand de | |
| 19th Sep Sevastopol The French forces within the Allied expeditionary force advance toward Sevastopol |
| 8th Oct Kamiesch The French setup a base at Kamiesch |
| Siege of Sevastopol England, Richard | |
| 20th Sep Alma Commands the 3rd Div during Allied victory on the march to Sevastopol |
| Siege of Sevastopol Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 17th Oct Sevastopol Allied forces begin the siege of Sevastopol |
| Siege of Sevastopol Lyons, Edmund | |
| Sevastopol Conducts the Blockade of Sevastopol |
| Siege of Sevastopol Menshikov | |
| 25th Sep Sevastopol During the siege the Russians lost four 110- or 120-gun 3-decker ships of the line, twelve 84-gun 2-deckers and four 60-gun frigates in the Black Sea, plus a large number of smaller vessels |
| 25th Sep Sevastopol Leaves Sevastopol & marches to Bakhchisarai to join up with Russian reinforcements |
| Siege of Sevastopol Todleben, Frants | |
| Sevastopol Constructs the Russian fortifications to defend Sevastopol |
| Siege of Sevatopol Nicholas I | |
| 25th Sep Sevatopol During the siege the Russians lost four 110- or 120-gun 3-decker ships of the line, twelve 84-gun 2-deckers and four 60-gun frigates in the Black Sea, plus a large number of smaller vessels |
| Siege of Sveaborg Napier, Charles | |
| 11th Aug Sveaborg A joint Anglo-French Fleet bombards Sveaborg in Helsinki harbour but without success |
| Speech Gascoyne-Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot | |
| 7th April London Makes Maiden Speech in Parliament agaist the 2nd Reading of the Oxford University Bill |
| Succession John | |
| Saxony Succeeds as King of Saxony |
| Suez Canal Lesseps, Ferdinand de | |
| Suez Canal Said Pasha grants the Suez canal concession to Ferdinand de Lesseps |
| Vienna Four Points Nicholas I | |
| 8th Aug Vienna Russia rejects conditions set by the Allies, the Vienna Four Points |
