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| 1853 |
| | In a worsening diplomatic crisis, Russia puts her Black Sea fleet in a state of alert at Sebastopol | |
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| 1853 |
| | France and Britain despatch their fleets to the Dardanelles, in readiness to go through the Straits to the Black Sea | |
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| 1853 |
| | Russia occupies two Ottoman principalities, Moldavia and Wallachia, on the west coast of the Black Sea | |
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| 1853 |
| | In the expectation of British and French support, the Ottoman sultan declares war on Russia - launching the Crimean War | |
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| 1854 |
| | British and French warships move up through the Straits and enter the Black Sea in support of Turkey | |
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| 1854 |
| | Britain and France enter the war between Turkey and Russia, on the Turkish side | |
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| 1854 |
| | British and French troops land at Sebastopol, to besiege the port, and win a limited victory over the Russians at the river Alma | |
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| 1855 |
| | After a siege of nearly a year the Russians abandon Sebastopol, but the Turkish alliance is too exhausted to pursue the conflict | |
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| 1856 |
| | The treaty of Paris ends the Crimean War, limiting Russia's special powers in relation to Turkey | |
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| 1885 |
| | A secret revolutionary group (Union and Progress, later known as the Young Turks) is formed in Salonika in the Ottoman empire | |
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