1854 in Russia

Events from the year 1854 in Russia

Incumbents

• Monarch – Nicholas I

Events

• February 27 — Britain sends Russia an ultimatum to withdraw from the Romanian provinces Moldavia and Wallachia.
• March 27 — Crimean War: The United Kingdom declares war on Russia.
• March 28 — France declares war on Russia.
• June 21 — Battle of Bomarsund in Åland.
• August 16 — Battle of Bomarsund: Russian troops in the island of Bomarsund in Åland surrender to French–British troops.
• September 20 — Battle of the Alma: Menshikov's forces unsuccessfully defend a height above the Alma River from an allied infantry advance commanded by de Saint-Arnaud, Suleiman Pasha, and Lord Raglan.

Births

• July 7 – Nikolai Alexandrovich Morozov, poet, scientist and revolutionary (d. 1946)

Deaths

References