The Crimean War (1854-56) It was fought between Imperial Russia on one side and an alliance of France, the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Ottoman Empire on the other. The war is associated with the first tactical use of railways and other modern inventions such as the telegraph and is also credited by many as being the first modern war, employing trenches and blind artillery fire (gunners often relied on spotters rather than actually being on the battlefield)
Home / Questions / Which war fought in the 19th century is generally regarded by historians as the first modern conflict and is said to have ‘introduced technical changes which affected the future course of warfare’?