Because they wanted access to a Mediterranean trade route. The French needed help, so when they heard the Brits were interested, they spoke with them, and won them over.
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Their own fear.
The British and the French assisted the Ottomans in their fight against Russia in the Crimean War.
The Crimean War was fought between October 1853 - February 1856.
Florence Nightingale, a British nurse at Scutari hospital in the Crimean War
french and british. antagonist is russia.
She never fought in a war. However, she did participate in the Crimean War, where she greatly improved the quality of British hospitals and saved many lives.
They did not want the Russians to control the Black Sea. To prevent Russian expansion into the crumbling Ottoman Empire See the link below
They wanted to win support from Britain and France for a united Italy
Their own fear.
Florence Nightingale.
The British and the French assisted the Ottomans in their fight against Russia in the Crimean War.
The Crimean War was fought between October 1853 - February 1856.
Florence Nightingale.
Florence Nightingale, a British nurse at Scutari hospital in the Crimean War
french and british. antagonist is russia.
ANSWER Russia lost the Crimean War.
The Ottoman Empire (now modern Turkish Empire) , the British Empire, the French Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia.