The British nation a history / by George MWrong . ithRussia. She was the protector ofthe rights of the Latin Church inPalestine, as Russia was of thoseof the Greek Church, and betweenthese claimants there were acutedisputes about the control of someof the holy places. In 1852 theSultan had made a compromisewhich pleased neither side. More-over, Napoleon III was anxious toplay a great part in Europe, andwhen the Czars plan to destroy European Turkey becameknown, he was eager that France and England shoulddraw together to oppose it, and Austria half promised tojoin them. The Czar demanded that t
The British nation a history / by George MWrong . ithRussia. She was the protector ofthe rights of the Latin Church inPalestine, as Russia was of thoseof the Greek Church, and betweenthese claimants there were acutedisputes about the control of someof the holy places. In 1852 theSultan had made a compromisewhich pleased neither side. More-over, Napoleon III was anxious toplay a great part in Europe, andwhen the Czars plan to destroy European Turkey becameknown, he was eager that France and England shoulddraw together to oppose it, and Austria half promised tojoin them. The Czar demanded that the Sultan shouldrecognise his alleged right under treaty to be the pro-tector of all the Christian subjects under the Turk, andwhen, by the advice of tlie Britisli ambassador to Turkey,Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, the demand was rejected,Russia declared war, destroyed the Turkish fleet at Si-nope, and invaded Turkey. In February, 1854, Franceand Britain issued an unheeded ultimatum to Russia;and not Austria, but Sardinia, the state in Italy most. Napoleon III (1S08-1S73). THE MODERN ERA 533 eager to expel Austria from that country, soon joinedthem. The allies were fighting for a bad cause, in the vainhope that Turkish rule could be reformed. They concen-trated their forces upon destroyiiig the great The course of the jj^gnace to Turkey, the Russian fortress andCnmeaii War. • naval arsenal of Sebastopol, in the Crimea. Owing to the long peace, Britains army had fallen into apitiful state of disorganization. Most of her generals wereold men, who had lost the power to adopt new of setting out early in the spring of 1854, so asto work in the summer, the army was late in starting; itdid not arrive before Sebastopol until the end of Septem-ber, and was then totally unprepared for the bitter winterthat soon followed. AVith food only a short distanceaway, troops starved because the transport broke down;they were without proper clothing; the sick were longuncared for;
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