Limited war
The Crimean War (1853–1856) was fought between Russia on one side and France, the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire on the other side. It was a limited war, limited mainly by geography. From 1815 to 1854, Britain and Russia were the two main world powers. In September 1854, the allies invaded Crimea to protect the Ottomans from Russia. Britain used its shipssl to control the region. In 1855, the allies captured Sevastopol, but they did not have the manpower to capture all of Crimea. Russia was bankrupt and could not continue fighting. Emperor Alexander II of Russia finally agreed to the peace demands and signed the Treaty of Paris in 1856.