Principality of Moldavia (Austria)

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As a consequence of the Crimean War, Russia left Moldavia to the Austrians as a neutral peacekeeping force.

Establishment

July 1854: On 26 July 1854, Tsar Nicholas I, responding to an Austrian ultimatum, ordered the withdrawal of Russian troops from the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. Their place in the Principalities was taken by the Austrians, as a neutral peacekeeping force.

Chronology

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1. Crimean War

Was a war between Russia and an alliance comprising the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Sardinia.

1.1.Danube campaign (Crimean War)

Was the Danubian theatre of the Crimean War.

March 1856: Moldavia and Walachia (Romania) were recognized as quasi-independent states under Ottoman suzerainty. They gained the left bank of the mouth of the Danube and part of Bessarabia from Russia.