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Why did Sir Richard Burton travel to Crimea after recovering from his Somaliland injury?
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Sir Richard Burton
Richard Burton, c. 1880.
After recovering from the serious jaw injury he sustained during an attack in Somaliland, Sir Richard Burton traveled to Crimea in July 1855 to volunteer for service in the Crimean War against Russia. While stationed at the Dardanelles, he assisted in training Turkish irregular forces, though he did not ultimately see combat at the front lines.1