The Grand Crimean Central Railway

The Crimean War, fought by the unusual alliance of Great Britain, France, and the tiny Italian Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia alongside Turkey against Tsarist Russia was the first ‘modern’ war, not only for its vast scale (France mobilised a million men), but also the technologies involved; from iron-clad battleships to rifled artillery, the electric telegraph and steam.In Britain, the Crimea War is best-remembered for the blunder of the Charge of the Light Brigade, the fearful conditions in ...