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             to Europe with their family friends of Charles and Selina Bracebridge.
             The trip they undertook covered Italy, Egypt and Greece, and finally
             reached Germany. There they visited the hospital of Pastor Theodor
             Fliedner. This was at Kaiserworth, near the town of Dusseldorf. This visit
             encouraged Florence to take up nursing as a career and she returned to
             Dusseldorf to take up training for three months the next year. This started
             her career as Superintendent of the Establishment for Gentlewomen during
             illness. This establishment was at 1, Harley Street at London. The next
             step in her career came when Britain, France and Turkey declared a war on
             Russia during March, 1854. (Florence Nightingale)
             There was a critical battle at Alma in September, which was won by the
             British, but the newspapers, including the Times criticized the existing
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