Balaclava Collection (page 7)

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)

Grave of Captain Christie, Officers Cemetery, Balaclava (engraving)
1608053 Grave of Captain Christie, Officers Cemetery, Balaclava (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grave of Captain Christie, Officers Cemetery, Balaclava)

Messers Peto, Brassey, and Betts, and the Railway from Balaclava to Sebastopol (engraving)
1607917 Messers Peto, Brassey, and Betts, and the Railway from Balaclava to Sebastopol (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Messers Peto, Brassey, and Betts)

The Light Cavalry Charge, at Balaclava (engraving)
1607869 The Light Cavalry Charge, at Balaclava (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Light Cavalry Charge, at Balaclava)

French Troops landing at Cape Chersonese (engraving)
1607915 French Troops landing at Cape Chersonese (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French Troops landing at Cape Chersonese)

Mens fashion in the 1830s. Cordilliere hat, reindeer leather sleeve vest
LSE4086973 Mens fashion in the 1830s. Cordilliere hat, reindeer leather sleeve vest, suede pants (from Athenee des modes, rue de Richelieu, Paris) and guetres (from Boivin, rue Castiglione, Paris)

Balaklava looking towards the sea, 1855 (lithograph)
3744622 Balaklava looking towards the sea, 1855 (lithograph) by Simpson, William Crimea (1823-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plate 3 of The Seat of War in the East, 1855)

The Heroes of Balaclava fighting their Battles over again (engraving)
2785394 The Heroes of Balaclava fighting their Battles over again (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Evacuation of the Crimea (engraving)
1097681 Evacuation of the Crimea (engraving) by Landells, Robert Thomas (1833-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Evacuation of the Crimea)

The 93rd Sutherland Highlanders at the Battle of Balaclava 25 October 1854
3037347 The 93rd Sutherland Highlanders at the Battle of Balaclava 25 October 1854: The Thin Red Line, 1854 (w/c on paper) by Simkin, Richard (1840-1926); National Army Museum

Brave soldiers saving their guns from the enemy (colour litho)
2801150 Brave soldiers saving their guns from the enemy (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brave soldiers saving their guns from the enemy)

The Old Landing Place at Balaclava (engraving)
2772331 The Old Landing Place at Balaclava (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Landing Place at Balaclava)

Jacks Hospitality to a Travelling Tartar at Balaclava (engraving)
2785403 Jacks Hospitality to a Travelling Tartar at Balaclava (engraving) by Morin, Edmond (1824-82) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jacks Hospitality to a Travelling Tartar at Balaclava)

Charge of the Heavy Brigade (engraving)
664258 Charge of the Heavy Brigade (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charge of the Heavy Brigade)

Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava (engraving)
655536 Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava)

The Battle of Balaclava (colour litho)
IL388043 The Battle of Balaclava (colour litho) by Charlton, John (1849-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Balaclava was fought on the 25th October 1854)

Victoria Cross: Lieut (afterwards Lieut-Col) A R Dunn, at Balaclava, 1854 (colour litho)
6019797 Victoria Cross: Lieut (afterwards Lieut-Col) A R Dunn, at Balaclava, 1854 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Alexis Soyer, sketched at Balaclava (engraving)
584279 Alexis Soyer, sketched at Balaclava (engraving) by Landells, Ebenezer (1808-60); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexis Soyer, sketched at Balaclava; from The Illustrated Times)

Lt. Evans surveying with the 4 inch theodolite used to locate the South Pole
STC255064 Lt. Evans surveying with the 4 inch theodolite used to locate the South Pole, from Scotts Last Expedition (b/w photo) by Ponting

Charge of the Heavy Brigade at the Battle of Balaklava, 1854 (colour litho)
NAM250513 Charge of the Heavy Brigade at the Battle of Balaklava, 1854 (colour litho) by Simpson, William Crimea (1823-99); National Army Museum, London; eNational Army Museum; Scottish

The Charge of the Light Brigade led by Lord Cardigan, illustration for
IL193436 The Charge of the Light Brigade led by Lord Cardigan, illustration for Glorious Battles of English History by Major C.H. Wylly, 1920s (colour litho) by Payne, Henry A

Letter M: Mephistopheles, in "Mephistopheles"
DUV4208568 Letter M: Mephistopheles, in " Mephistopheles", opera by Arrigo Boito; N: Nelusco, in " L africaine", opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer, his real name Jakob Liebmann Beer

Sebastopol and fortifications now in progress, 1854 (lithograph)
3744630 Sebastopol and fortifications now in progress, 1854 (lithograph) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Procession of the Corpus Domini to Palermo, 1894
GIA4754022 Procession of the Corpus Domini to Palermo, 1894 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Procession of the Corpus Domini to Palermo)

A young girl dressed for winter with sleeve and cape. Painting of the French School
JLJ4670187 A young girl dressed for winter with sleeve and cape. Painting of the French School, 18th century. Marseille, Museum of Fine Arts by French School, (18th century); Musee des Beaux-Arts

Spahis at the French Battery (engraving)
1607937 Spahis at the French Battery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spahis at the French Battery)

Wrecks at Balaclava (engraving)
1607918 Wrecks at Balaclava (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wrecks at Balaclava. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 9 December 1854)

The Action at Balaclava, 25 October, First Charge of Heavy Cavalry (engraving)
1607884 The Action at Balaclava, 25 October, First Charge of Heavy Cavalry (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Action at Balaclava, 25 October)

Lord Clyde (engraving)
811347 Lord Clyde (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Clyde. Published by A Fullerton and Company.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection; English

The Battle of Balaclava October 1854
931039 The Battle of Balaclava October 1854 by Charlton, John (1849-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hutchinsons Story of the British People published by Hutchinson 1920 s); English

Balaklava Harbour, looking north, 1856 (sepia photo)
3062285 Balaklava Harbour, looking north, 1856 (sepia photo) by Robertson, James (1813-88); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: One of thirteen photographs, Crimean War (1854-1856)

Captain L. E. G. Oates by the Stable Door, 1911 (silver gelatin print)
828382 Captain L.E.G. Oates by the Stable Door, 1911 (silver gelatin print) by Ponting, Herbert (1870-1935); 83.8x55.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Captain L.E.G. Oates by the Stable Door)

The Bay of Balaklava, 1927 (oil on canvas)
BAL170641 The Bay of Balaklava, 1927 (oil on canvas) by Drevin, Aleksandr Davidovic (1889-1938); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Richard Caton Woodville and his Work (litho)
1100473 Richard Caton Woodville and his Work (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Caton Woodville and his Work)

Monumental Remains of the Crimean War (engraving)
1097705 Monumental Remains of the Crimean War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monumental Remains of the Crimean War)

Not a holdup gang, but four of the members of a climbing team lead by Chris Bonington who hope to climb the southern ice and rock face of Annapurna in the Himalayas

Father Christmas seen here handing out balloons in Tilhurst. 18th November 1966

Formula 1 1999: Canadian GP
CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 13: Michael Schumacher during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on Sunday June 13, 1999 in Montreal, Canada

James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797 - 1868), British military leader and politician, pictured c.1865. Cardigan is renowned as the leader of the ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade

BALAKLAVA, GALE
Steamships and sailing vessels caught in a gale off Balaclava Date: 14 November 1854

Crimean War - Gale off the Port of Balaklava
Vintage engraving showing a scene from the Crimean War 1853 to 1856, a conflict in which Russia lost to an alliance of France, Britain, the Ottoman Empire, and Sardinia

The Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854, 1855. Artist: Norie, Orlando (1832-1901)
The Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854, 1855. From a private collection

Supply base of the British Army at the Balaclava harbour, 1854. Artist: Norie, Orlando
Supply base of the British Army at the Balaclava harbour, 1854. From a private collection

Town and harbour of Balaklava from the camp of the 93rd Highlanders, 1854. Artist: O Reilly
Town and harbour of Balaklava from the camp of the 93rd Highlanders, 1854. From a private collection

Murray and Priestley Going Down A Shaft Dug in Green Lake, c1908, (1909)
Murray and Priestley Going Down A Shaft Dug in Green Lake During the Winter, c1908, (1909). Expedition members James Murray and Raymond Priestley in an ice shaft

Lieut. Rennick and a Friendly Penguin, 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
Lieut. Rennick and a Friendly Penguin, 1911, (1913). Crew member Harry Rennick. The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912)

Lieut. E. R. G. R. Evans Surveying With The Four-Inch Theodolite, October 1911, (1913)
Lieut. E. R. G. R. Evans Surveying With The Four-Inch Theodolite Which Was Used To Locate The South Pole, October 1911, (1913)

A wintry scene on the Western Front, the Somme, France, World War I, c1916. Artist
A wintry scene on the Western Front, the Somme, France, World War I, c1916

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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.