The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . ^ The peace of Eiuojje hadbeen threatened by men ready to die for a just cause; and now, in1854, that peace was lightly shattered, and without abiding results. Nicholas I of Russia had been casting covetous eyes on Turkey,looking for an opportunity to gain, through the Bosphorus, hisproper and much needed access to the sea. England, he thought,might ai
The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . ^ The peace of Eiuojje hadbeen threatened by men ready to die for a just cause; and now, in1854, that peace was lightly shattered, and without abiding results. Nicholas I of Russia had been casting covetous eyes on Turkey,looking for an opportunity to gain, through the Bosphorus, hisproper and much needed access to the sea. England, he thought,might aid him. So he made overtures to that Government, in thecourse of which he referred to the sultan as the sick man of Eurojje,whose estates might profitably be divided without further delay. 146 EUROPEAN WARS SINCE 1815. Roll Call After a Crimean Battle But Queen Victorias advisers looked coldly upon the plan, for,with a good outlet to the highway of nations, Russias commercewould be a strong rival to her own. Nicholas then hit upon anotherplan, which he hojied to carry out on his own account. In the Turk-ish domains were some millions of Greek Catholics, Avhose spiritualhead was the czar. Russia, France, and Turkey had quarreled overthe question of protecting pilgrims in the Holy Land, and thovigh thedispute was settled, Russia suddenly asserted a right of guardianshipover all Greek Christians in the sultans empire. As this wouldopen the way to Russias obvious ambition, Turkey, acting on the ad-vice of France and England, refused to comply with the czars de-mand. Russia immediately invaded the Turkish provinces of Mol-davia and Wallachia. Russia, Avith her enormous army and immense prestige, hadcounted on an easy conquest. Despotism had built up an empire THE CRIMEAN WAR 147
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