text_original: 1 Argyll, ibid. p. lo. 228 THE COALITION AxND THE CRIMEAN WAR [1852  While a British army was sent to the Meditenanean a splen  did fleet was collected and despatched, under the command of Sir Charles Napier, to the Baltic. The naval expedition failed to realize expectations, and contributed curiously little to the ulti  mate issue of the war.
text_transcription: DITION WHILE A BRITISH ARMY WAS SENT TO THE MEDITERRANEAN A SPLENDID FLEET WAS COLLECTED AND DESPATCHED UNDER THE COMMAND OF SIR CHARLES NAPIER TO THE BALTIC THE NAVAL EXPEDITION FAILED TO REALIZE EXPECTATIONS AND CONTRIBUTED CURIOUSLY LITTLE TO THE ULTIMATE ISSUE OF THE WAR
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