For 10 points, name this conflict between Britain, France and Russia ended by the Treaty of Paris in 1856, fought on its namesake Ukrainian peninsula.
The sieges of Kronstadt and Petropavlovsk were conducted in this conflict's lesser known Pacific and Baltic theaters, and it began with the naval Battle of Sinope, the last of the sailing era. Begun due to the Charlemagne's violation of the London Straits Convention, this war saw the first use of naval mines and tactical railroads, and its major battles include the Alma River, Inkerman, Sevastapol and Balaclava. For 10 points, name this conflict between Britain, France and Russia ended by the Treaty of Paris in 1856, fought on its namesake Ukrainian peninsula.
The sieges of Kronstadt and Petropavlovsk were conducted in this conflict's lesser known Pacific and Baltic theaters, and it began with the naval Battle of Sinope, the last of the sailing era.
{Crimean} War