Chapter 2

1854 PAGES The Eastern Question--Attack on the Prince--The French alliance--The Orleans family--The Reform Bill--The Baltic command--The British ultimatum--Departure of the Guards--War declared--Cabinet dissensions--Austrian interests--The Sultan--Prussian policy--Marshal St Arnaud--Invasion of the Principalities--Separation of Departments--The Russian loan--Debates on the War--Prince Albert and the Emperor Napoleon--The Crimea--Battle of the Alma--Maharajah Dhuleep Singh--Attack on Sebastopol--Battle of Inkerman--Death of Sir G. Cathcart--A hurricane--Lord John Russell and the Premiership--Miss Nightingale's mission 1-62