Collection of facts about the Crimean War

This post is a collection of facts about the Crimean War (1853-1856). There are 6 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Russia vs. Ottoman Empire, France, United Kingdom, Sardinia
• Possible causes: decline of Ottoman Empire, preceding Russo-Turkish wars, British and French preference to preserve Ottoman Empire, dispute over rights of religious minorities in Palestine
• Russia invades Danubian Principalities and Ottoman Empire declares war
• Invasion of Crimea to capture a Russian naval base in Sevastopol
• Russia surrenders in 1856