The Russians, menaced by the Austrian concentration on the Danube, and by the disembarkation of the French and English at Gallipoli and Varna respectively, made a desperate attempt to take Sillistria, but failed after a siege lasting from April to July. In the meantime the French operations on the lower Danube had no military results, but the army was wasted by cholera and fevers. All the contending Powers seemed to be tired of the situation, and the Russians fell back from the Danube, the Austrians taking possession of the Principalities through an understanding with the European Powers and the Sultan.
With the close of the war on the Danube, however, that of the Crimea began.
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From General Nelson A. Miles
Thrilling Stories of The Russian-Japanese War, 1904
