Menshikov, Prince Alexander Sergeyevich, commander-in-chief Crimea mission to Constantinople (1853) counsels caution to the Tsar at Alma inadequate defences in Sevastopol leaves Sevastopol for Bakhchiserai at the Belbek river reinforcements from Danubian front opposed to new offensive after Balaklava receives reinforcements from Bessarabia at Inkerman explains Inkerman atrocities refuses truce to clear dead and wounded recommends abandonment of Sevastopol dismissed after Evpatoria battle (1855)
Mérimée, Prosper
Metternich, Klemens Wenzel, Prince von
Mexico, French invasion
Meyendorff, Baron (Russian ambassador in Vienna)
Mickiewicz, Adam
Mieczyslawska, Mother Makrena (Abbess)
Mihailo Obrenovi
Mikhail Nikolaevich, Grand Duke rebuke for Tolstoy
Mikhailova, Daria (Dasha Sevastopolskaia)
Mikhno, Nikolai
‘The Military Gazette’, Tolstoy’s magazine
Miliutin, Dmitry: army reforms mission to Serbia
Milosevich, Nikolai, comment on aftermath of Chernaia
Minié rifles: at Alma artillery ineffective against at Balaklava with Circassian tribes at Inkerman loss of 10 million rounds in hurricane Polish ‘Zouaves’
Minsk, persecution of Catholic nuns
Mismer, Charles (French dragoon): on French rations living with shelling
missions: Anglican in Ottoman Empire Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem
Modena, monarch restored
Moldavia autonomy granted (1829) cereal exports to Britain debated at Paris Peace Congress (1856) Greek uprising (1821) hospodar ordered to reject Turkish rule preliminaries to Crimean War (1853) Russian occupation of (1829 – 34) Russian response to 1848 revolution
Molènes, Paul de (Spahi officer): at Evpatoria observations at Varna
Monsell, Revd J.S.B., ‘What will they say in England …’
Montalembert, Charles
Montefiore, Moses, Balaklava railway
Montenegrins
Montenegro: pan-Slav movement and revolts by Christians
Montreux Convention (1936), revision demanded by Soviets
morale: allied camps after Malakhov and Redan failure crucial element in battle decline of in British Army Russians at Inkerman in Sevastopol after Balaklava in Sevastopol from June 1855
Morley, Cpl Thomas (17th Lancers)
Morny, Charles-Auguste, Duc de: contact with Russians diplomacy over Black Sea and Danubian principalities
Moscow Slavic Benevolent Committee
Mosley, Godfrey (paymaster 20th Regt of Foot)
mosques, converted to churches by Russians
Mount Athos
Mount Inkerman (Little Inkerman): Russian attack
Muhammed Emin (Shamil’s emissary)
Mundy, Lt-Col George V. (33rd Foot), letter home
Munro, Sgt (93rd Highland Bde)
Muraviev, General, siege of Kars
Muridism, in the Caucasus
Musa Pasha, commandent of Silistria
Muslims: exodus of from Russian territory post-War expelled from conquered teritory Mehmet Ali revival opposition to Hatt-i Hümayun opposition to Tanzimat reforms reaction to Danubian principalities occupations resentment against Christians rumours about European allies and about Russia Russo-Turkish War revenge attacks
Mussad Giray
Mustafa Pasha, virtual governor-general of Circassia
Mustafa Reshid Pasha agrees to war option endeavour to prevent escalation of war (1853) n opposition to Hatt-i Hümayun rivalry with Mehmet Ali Pasha stalls Menshikov threatened by religious students
Nablus, riots and attacks on Christians
Nakhichevan khanate
Nakhimov, Vice-Admiral Pavel: at Sinope (1853) defence of Sevastopol death of commemoration
Nakhimov Medal
Nanking, Treaty of (1842)
Napier, Admiral Sir Charles RN: Baltic campaign (1854) attack on Bomarsund
Napier, Francis, Lord (British ambassador in St Petersburg)
Napoleon I, Emperor of France: conquest of Egypt (1798) India expedition considered influence of the ‘Testament of Peter the Great’ Polish hopes thwarted
