The Invasion of the Crimea : Its Origin and an Account of its Progress Down to the Death of Lord Raglan (Paperback)

Advertisement; The sources of the narrative; Transactions which Brought on the War: 1. The Crimea; 2. The usage which tends to protect the weak against the strong; 3. Holy shrines; 4. Natural ambition of Russia; 5. Troubles in Montenegro; 6. Position of Austria in regard to Turkey at the beginning of 1853; 7. The pain of inaction; 8. Foreign influence; 9. Lord Stratford's return; 10. State of the dispute respecting the Holy Places; 11. Peaceful aspect of the negotiation; 12. Rage of the Czar; 13. Effect of the Czar's threat upon European powers; 14. State of the French Republic in November 1851; 15. Immediate effect of the coup d'etat upon the tranquility of Europe; 16. Count Nesselrode; 17. Lord Stratford's scheme of pacification; 18. Announcement by the Czar; 19. Chasm in the instructions to the admirals of the western powers; 20. Terms of settlement agreed to by the four powers and forced upon the Turks; 21. Military error of the Czar in occupying Wallachia; 22. Sir John Burgoyne and Colonel Ardent despatched to the Levant; 23. The French Emperor's letter to the Czar; 24. Temper of the English an obstacle to the maintenance of peace; 25. Meeting of parliament; 26. Spirit of warlike adventure in England; 27. Last step, which brought on the final rupture; 28. Recapitulation; Appendix.