Sisters of Mercy as part of sanitary detachments and in the organization of hospital work in Russia

The article presents data on the first units of Sisters of Mercy in the Active Army during the Crimean War. Historical documents regarding the beginning of the work of the Sisters of Mercy of the Russian Red Cross Society in the Moscow military hospital are provided. Their work during the Russo-Chinese War of 1900–1901 and the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 is described, focusing on hospital ships (“Tsaritsa,” “Mongolia,” “Kazan,” etc.) and the land front (in Port Arthur, Manchuria).