For 10 points, name this war over a namesake peninsula in which Russia was defeated by France, Britain, and the Ottoman Empire.
One version of a photograph taken by Roger Fenton during this war shows a road littered with cannonballs. An offensive by French troops at Malakoff during this conflict forced Russia to abandon and destroy its ships in one port city, and a victory by British forces under Lord Raglan during this conflict led to the Siege of Sevastopol. The Black Sea was demilitarized at the end of this war. The Earl of Cardigan led a failed charge during the Battle of Balaclava in this war, and during this war, Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale served as nurses. For 10 points, name this war over a namesake peninsula in which Russia was defeated by France, Britain, and the Ottoman Empire.
One version of a photograph taken by Roger Fenton during this war shows a road littered with cannonballs.
Crimean War