British and French at war in Crimea? Yes in 1854

On 28 March 1854 Britain and France declared war on Russia. The war came as a reaction to Russian occupation of Ottoman territory in the Danubian principalities.
 

The Siege of Sevastopol by Franz Roubaud (1904).

Map of the Black Sea and surrounding territory, Crimea in the center. The Ottoman Empire in green.
The Moldavia and Wallachia principalities on the left, north of the Danube River. Russia in orange. 

An article will appear here during the weekend.

Sources and more information
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/wars_crimean.html
http://www.britishbattles.com/crimean-war/alma.htm
http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/143040/Crimean-War
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/on-this-day/march-28/

I am open to your comments and proposals.

Warmly
Bjarte Bjørsvik