the Crimean expedition, "Εκστρατεία της Κριμαίας" (Ekstratia tis Krimeas) in Greek, "expédition de Crimée" in French and "Вторжение в Крым" (Vtorzheniye v Krym) in Russian is a minor event during the Russian civil war where the Entente (mainly France) operated in Crimea and the southern coasts of Ukraine against the Bolsheviks in 1919.