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The diaries of John Hall reveal his disdain for a figure in this conflict, leading him to support the authority of a rival, Mary Francis Bridgeman. The “Exaltation of the Holy Cross Community” was founded during this conflict, where they served under a physician who developed a namesake foot amputation technique that preserves the heel. Selina Bracebridge assisted a figure in this conflict who created a faulty diagram resembling a bat’s wing. (15[2])Isambard Kingdom Brunel designed a prefabricated wood building known as the (*) Renkioi Hospital during this conflict. A wedge chart depicting causes of death (10[1])by month, known as the polar area diagram, was developed during this conflict. The “British Hotel” was set up by the Jamaican-born nurse Mary Seacole during this conflict. For 10 points, name this conflict during which British nursing was managed by Florence Nightingale. ■END■

ANSWER: Crimean War (The physician in the second line is Nikolai Pirogov.)
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