Balaclava Collection (page 6)

Head-Quarters of Lord Raglan, near Balaclava (engraving)
1607974 Head-Quarters of Lord Raglan, near Balaclava (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Head-Quarters of Lord Raglan, near Balaclava)

The Inhabitants leaving Balaclava, by Order of Lord Raglan (engraving)
1607829 The Inhabitants leaving Balaclava, by Order of Lord Raglan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Inhabitants leaving Balaclava)

The charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava (litho)
1266223 The charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cassells History of England pulished circa 1920)

Rotten Row from Dawn to Eve (litho)
1593136 Rotten Row from Dawn to Eve (litho) by Frenzeny, Paul (1840-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rotten Row from Dawn to Eve. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 22 July 1899)

Sketches of Crimean War (engraving)
1602105 Sketches of Crimean War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of Crimean War. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 31 March 1855)

Sketches of Balaclava (engraving)
1602073 Sketches of Balaclava (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of Balaclava. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 17 March 1855)

Commencement of the Railway Works at Balaclava (engraving)
1602049 Commencement of the Railway Works at Balaclava (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Commencement of the Railway Works at Balaclava)

Balaclava and Harbour (engraving)
1601905 Balaclava and Harbour (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Balaclava and Harbour. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 13 January 1855)

The charge of the heavy cavalry Date: 25 October 1854

The charge of the Heavy Brigade Date: 25 October 1854

The Light Cavalry charge. Date: 25 October 1854

The charge of the Heavy Brigade (litho)
1266239 The charge of the Heavy Brigade (litho) by Paget, Walter (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cassells History of England pulished circa 1920)

Dragoons carrying Planks from Balaclava to the Camp (engraving)
1602075 Dragoons carrying Planks from Balaclava to the Camp (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dragoons carrying Planks from Balaclava to the Camp)

The Navvies at Balaclava (engraving)
1602050 The Navvies at Balaclava (engraving) by Landells, Robert Thomas (1833-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Navvies at Balaclava)

The Action at Balaclava, Charge of the Scots Greys, 25 October (engraving)
1607893 The Action at Balaclava, Charge of the Scots Greys, 25 October (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Action at Balaclava)

Divine Service on Sunday Morning in the Camp before Balaclava, Guards Division (engraving)
1602352 Divine Service on Sunday Morning in the Camp before Balaclava, Guards Division (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Captain Scott (1868-1912) during the Terra Nova
3106123 Captain Scott (1868-1912) during the Terra Nova expedition (1910-13) to the South Pole (bromide print) by Ponting

Top: Furling Terra Novas sail in the ice pack
STC255088 Top: Furling Terra Novas sail in the ice pack. Bottom: Ponting and Lashly bringing home the octopus. from Scotts Last Expedition (b/w photo) by Ponting

The Embarkation of the Sick at Balaklava, plate from The Seat of War in the East
FNM340989 The Embarkation of the Sick at Balaklava, plate from The Seat of War in the East, published by Colnaghi and Co. 1856 (colour litho) by Simpson

Victoria Cross: Sergt-Major J Berryman, and Quartermaster J Farrell, at Balaclava, 1854 (colour litho)
6019790 Victoria Cross: Sergt-Major J Berryman, and Quartermaster J Farrell, at Balaclava, 1854 (colour litho) by English School

The block at Balaclava 1855 AD (litho)
1266248 The block at Balaclava 1855 AD (litho) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cassells History of England pulished circa 1920)

Musicien et fou dansant a Paris au 14th century - Musician
JLJ4637780 Musicien et fou dansant A Paris au 14th century - Musician and dancing fool at Paris 14th Century - private collection by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info)

Balaklava, Looking Towards the Sea, plate from The Seat of War in the East
STC122441 Balaklava, Looking Towards the Sea, plate from The Seat of War in the East, 1856 (litho) by Simpson, William Crimea (1823-99); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Scottish

The King of France Henry III (1551-1589) in white penitent suit"
XEE4161188 The King of France Henry III (1551-1589) in white penitent suit" Procession of the Confrerie instituted by the King 23/03/1585 (King of France Henry III in white penitent procession)

Harbour of Balaklava looking toward the Black Sea, 1859
3744631 Harbour of Balaklava looking toward the Black Sea, 1859 by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From a drawing by Marigny)

Charge of the Light Brigade under Major General the Earl of Cardigan, 1855 (lithograph)
3744625 Charge of the Light Brigade under Major General the Earl of Cardigan, 1855 (lithograph) by Simpson, William Crimea (1823-99); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Ordnance Wharf, Balaclava (engraving)
2772332 The Ordnance Wharf, Balaclava (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ordnance Wharf, Balaclava)

Sketches of the Crimean War (engraving)
2772300 Sketches of the Crimean War (engraving) by Janet, Gustave (b. 1829); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of the Crimean War)

Balaklava Harbour during the Crimean War, c. 1855 (b / w photo)
701531 Balaklava Harbour during the Crimean War, c.1855 (b/w photo) by Robertson, James (1813-88); Private Collection; (add.info)

British Army Camp at Balaclava, 1855 (b / w photo)
701527 British Army Camp at Balaclava, 1855 (b/w photo) by Robertson, James (1813-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: During the Crimean War.); British, out of copyright

Meares with Osman, leader of the dogs, from Scotts Last Expedition
STC255087 Meares with Osman, leader of the dogs, from Scotts Last Expedition (b/w photo) by Ponting, Herbert (1870-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Motor Party - left to right: Lashly, Day, Evans and Hooper from Scott
STC255086 Motor Party - left to right: Lashly, Day, Evans and Hooper from Scotts Last Expedition (b/w photo) by Ponting, Herbert (1870-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pattern 1853 Cavalry Troopers Sword, c. 1854 (wrought iron)
NAM259292 Pattern 1853 Cavalry Troopers Sword, c.1854 (wrought iron) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum

Lord Cardigan (1797-1868) leading the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of
NAM250546 Lord Cardigan (1797-1868) leading the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaklava, 25th October 1854, 1884 (chromolitho) by Payne, Henry A

The Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaklava, 1854 (w / c on paper)
NAM250512 The Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaklava, 1854 (w/c on paper) by Simpson, William Crimea (1823-99); National Army Museum, London; eNational Army Museum; Scottish

Henry Joy, Trumpet-Major (late) 17th Lancers (engraving)
1062923 Henry Joy, Trumpet-Major (late) 17th Lancers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Joy, Trumpet-Major (late) 17th Lancers

British Naval and Military Medals (engraving)
1047354 British Naval and Military Medals (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British Naval and Military Medals)

Evacuation of the Crimea by the Allies, the Ceremony at the Ordnance Wharf, Balaclava (engraving)
1098028 Evacuation of the Crimea by the Allies, the Ceremony at the Ordnance Wharf, Balaclava (engraving) by Landells, Robert Thomas (1833-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Charge of the Light Brigade under Major General the Earl of Cardigan, 1855 (lithograph)
5962949 Charge of the Light Brigade under Major General the Earl of Cardigan, 1855 (lithograph) by Simpson, William Crimea (1823-99); Private Collection; (add.info)

Victoria Cross: Privates Parkes, at Balaclava, 1854 (colour litho)
6019794 Victoria Cross: Privates Parkes, at Balaclava, 1854 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Privates Parkes, at Balaclava, 1854)

Interior of the Monastery of St George, Balaclava (engraving)
1608693 Interior of the Monastery of St George, Balaclava (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of the Monastery of St George, Balaclava)

Balaclava (engraving)
1608699 Balaclava (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Balaclava. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 5 April 1856)

Miss Nightingale visiting the Hut Hospitals, at Balaclava (engraving)
1602306 Miss Nightingale visiting the Hut Hospitals, at Balaclava (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Nightingale visiting the Hut Hospitals)

The Village of Karanji, near Balaclava (engraving)
1602272 The Village of Karanji, near Balaclava (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Village of Karanji, near Balaclava)

Sketches on the Black Sea (engraving)
1602071 Sketches on the Black Sea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches on the Black Sea)

Carrying the Sick and Frost-Bitten to Balaclava (engraving)
1602035 Carrying the Sick and Frost-Bitten to Balaclava (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carrying the Sick and Frost-Bitten to Balaclava)

Railway at Balaclava, Stationary Engine beyond the Camp of General Verey (engraving)
1602128 Railway at Balaclava, Stationary Engine beyond the Camp of General Verey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Railway at Balaclava)

The New Castle Hospital, at Balaclava (engraving)
1608065 The New Castle Hospital, at Balaclava (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Castle Hospital, at Balaclava)

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"Balaclava: A Historic Battle and a Versatile Headgear" The word "balaclava" evokes images of bravery, heroism, and the Crimean War, and is synonymous with the Battle of Balaclava, where the Charge of Light Brigade took place on October 25th, 1854. This infamous battle has been immortalized in Lord Alfred Tennyson's poem "Charge of the Light Brigade, " capturing both the courage and tragedy that unfolded. During this historic event, soldiers from the 11th Hussars at Balaclava charged into enemy lines with unwavering determination. The British Light Cavalry Brigade fearlessly faced overwhelming odds as they galloped towards their adversaries. Their iconic balaclavas protected their faces from harsh elements while symbolizing their unity and resilience. The Crimean War marked a turning point in military history, showcasing not only strategic blunders but also acts of valor by individuals like Captain Scott who ventured into uncharted territories on skis. The Heavy Brigade under Simpson's command played a crucial role in supporting their comrades during this conflict. Beyond its association with war, balaclavas have found utility beyond battlefields. In motorsports like Formula One racing, drivers such as Emerson Fittipaldi donned these head coverings for added protection against wind and debris during high-speed races like the 1975 Monaco Grand Prix or events like the San Marino GP in 1994. Today, balaclavas continue to serve various purposes—whether it be providing warmth during winter sports or concealing identities for those engaging in extreme activities. They remain an enduring symbol of resilience and adaptability throughout history—a reminder that even amidst adversity, humans find ways to protect themselves while pushing boundaries.