The Crimean War of 1853-1856 was a short but decisive war fought between the alliance of Britain, the Ottoman Empire, France, and the kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont (Italy) against the Russian Empire.

The weakness of the Ottoman Empire made Russia aspire for a protectorate in the Balkan region of Walachia and Moldavia.

Articles in this category cover European History from the  Crimean War of 1853-1856 to present. Major topics include the French Revolution, Napoleonic Wars, World War I and II and others.

Read more about the article Franco-Prussian War 1870  and Production of the German Realm
Napoleon III’s Letter of Surrender at the Battle of Sedan by Anton Alexander von Werner (circa 19th century). Vintage etching circa late 19th century.

Franco-Prussian War 1870 and Production of the German Realm

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Aptly enough, Prussia's triumph over Austria in 1866, a conflict that finished the German Confederation and brought about the production of the North German Confederation, expanded previously existing strains with…

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The Berlin Wall

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Conversely, on August 13 1961, the Communist government of the German Democratic Republic (GDR, or East Germany) started to fabricate a security fencing and cement "Antifascistischer Schutzwall," or "antifascist defense,"…

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