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Parliamentary Vote for Military Preparations
- When
- January 1878
- Where
- Parliament
In January 1878, following the Ottoman Sultan's appeal, the British government asked Parliament to vote funds to prepare the Army and Navy for potential war against Russia.
The request for £6,000,000 followed Russian advances and the Sultan's appeal to save Constantinople. Gladstone opposed the measure, but popular opinion supported Disraeli. The government sought to secure British interests in the Balkans, countering Russian influence through military readiness.
Sources
- Benjamin Disraeli Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22
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