Monument aux morts de la guerre de Crimée
Monument aux morts de la guerre de Crimée stands on Île Sainte-Marguerite, one of the Lérins Islands near Cannes. The memorial occupies a square military cemetery with thirty identical graves. Fort Royal overlooks the grounds, where returning French soldiers received quarantine care after the Crimean War.
Thirty soldiers died in 1856 from wounds suffered in Crimea. Their burial place gained a central stele in 1893, shaped like a truncated Ionic column and crowned with oak. The Cannes committee of Souvenir Français inaugurated the monument in February 1894. Its inscription links Île Sainte-Marguerite with a distant conflict involving Russia, France, Britain, the Ottoman Empire and Sardinia.
A nearby Muslim cemetery adds another layer to the island’s military history. The central base carries the words “Honneur et Patrie” beneath the oak crown.
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