Balaclava, Crimea Gallery

Revisiting The War

Veterans of the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War revisit the scene of the conflict with their lady friends the following year, April 1855. The heroes of Balaclava fighting their battles o'er again, by Henry Linton from a sketch by Captain Crealock. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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The Crimean War, 1854-56: The Battle of Balaclava: The Charge of the Light Brigade, 1854, (1901)

The Crimean War, 1854-56: The Battle of Balaclava: The Charge of the Light Brigade, October 25, 1854, (1901). Disastrous British cavalry charge, immortalised in Tennyson's poem, in which the Light Brigade suffered 40% casualties as they advanced straight into Russian cannon fire. From "The Illustrated London News Record of the Glorious Reign of Queen Victoria 1837-1901: The Life and Accession of King Edward VII. and the Life of Queen Alexandra". [London, 1901]

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Harbour of Balaklava. The Landing Place, c1850s. Creator: Unknown

Harbour of Balaklava. The Landing Place, c1850s. British soldiers, horses, camels and supplies arriving at the busy port of Balaclava on the Black Sea. An episode during the Crimean War (Russo/Turkish War) 1853-1856

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