Crimean War Collection (#10)

Dejeuner to the 89th Regiment, in the Town-Hall, at Waterford, previous to their Departure... 1854. Creator: Unknown
Dejeuner to the 89th Regiment, in the Town-Hall, at Waterford [in Ireland], previous to their Departure for the Crimea, 1854

Portable Pavilion Barracks for the Troops in the Crimea, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Portable Pavilion Barracks for the Troops in the Crimea, 1854. 1000 wooden huts, constructed by order of the British Government

Messrs. Peto, Brassey, and Betts Office, Waterloo-Road, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Messrs. Peto, Brassey, and Betts Office, Waterloo-Road, 1854. After the British government requests a Civil Engineering Corps to build the Grand Crimean Central Railway, the London offices of Peto

The Siege of Sebastopol - the Rifles in the Trenches, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - the Rifles in the Trenches, 1854. Crimean War. The latest accounts from the English Camp inform us that our riflemen in the trenches continue to pick off the Russian gunners

Publication of a War "Gazette" Extraordinary, at the office, St. Martin's Lane, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Publication of a War "Gazette" Extraordinary, at the office, St. Martin's Lane, 1854. London crowds wait for news of the Battle of Inkerman

"The Trafalgar" and "Retribution" at the Siege of Sebastopol - from a sketch by Lieutenant... 1854
"The Trafalgar" and "Retribution" at the Siege of Sebastopol - from a sketch by Lieutenant Montagu O'Reilly, 1854. Crimean War: Royal Navy ships

French Infantry of the Line, 1854. Creator: Unknown
French Infantry of the Line, 1854. Soldiers in the French army during the Crimean War. Prince Menschikoff, in his apologetic description of the battle

Zouaves, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Zouaves, 1854. North African soldiers in the French army during the Crimean War. The enemy were getting up all their strength for a final effort

Price's Patent Candle Company - the Bromborough Pool Candle-Works - interior view... 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Bromborough Pool Candle-Works - interior view under three spans of roof - from a photograph, 1854. Candle factory on Merseyside

Street in Balaclava, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Street in Balaclava, 1854. Crimean War....view of one of the streets of the Tartar town along which a party of Dragoons are passing, on their way to the English Camp; while a couple of dromedaries

French Troops landing at Cape Chersonese, 1854. Creator: Unknown
French Troops landing at Cape Chersonese, 1854. Crimean War. The projecting jetty is crowded with warlike implements recently landed from the transports, of which a large number are lying at anchor

Eupatoria - (Custom-House) Quarters of Captain Payne's Detachment of Marines, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Eupatoria - (Custom-House) Quarters of Captain Payne's Detachment of Marines, 1854. Yevpatoria is a city in Western Crimea on the Black Sea

Sortie of the Russians from Sebastopol - General Sir De Lacy Evans and staff, October 26, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sortie of the Russians from Sebastopol - General Sir De Lacy Evans and staff, October 26, 1854. Crimean War: British officers on the battlefield

General Canrobert, Commander-in-Chief of the French Forces in the Crimea, 1854. Creator: Unknown
General Canrobert, Commander-in-Chief of the French Forces in the Crimea, 1854. Portrait of Francois Certain Canrobert. This distinguished officer, who has succeeded the late Marshal St

Ball at Guildhall, in aid of the Patriotic Fund, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Ball at Guildhall, in aid of the Patriotic Fund, 1854. Fundraising event in London during the Crimean War, ...for the relief of the widows

Naval Attack on the Russian Fort of Petropaulovski, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Naval Attack on the Russian Fort of Petropaulovski, [Kamchatka], 1854. Crimean War. French and English warships: L'Obligator; Virago; Eurydice

Sortie of the Russians from Sebastopol, October 26, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sortie of the Russians from Sebastopol, October 26, 1854. Crimean War. The Russian prisoners relate that General Luders, thinking he had gained a victory...sent a grandiloquent account of the affair

The Action at Balaclava - Charge of the Scots Greys, October 25, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Action at Balaclava - Charge of the Scots Greys, October 25, 1854. Crimean War:.the moment when the command was given to charge the Russian columns...The numbers [of Russian soldiers] opposed to

Vale leading to Inkerman, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Vale leading to Inkerman, 1854. Crimean War, ruins at Kalamita. Here is truly a city of caverns, for the white rocks that look over the bay of Aktiar (which, translated, signifies White Rocks)

The Allied Troops preparing to silence Inkerman, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Allied Troops preparing to silence Inkerman, 1854. Crimean War, extract from Lord Raglan's dispatch: The morning was extremely dark, with a drizzling rain

Charge of the Chasseurs d'Afrique, October 25, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Charge of the Chasseurs d'Afrique, October 25, 1854. Crimean War, Battle of Balaclava, extract from French commander Canrobert's description

Fitting out "The Caesar", between decks, at Portsmouth, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Fitting out "The Caesar", between decks, at Portsmouth, 1854. British warship being prepared for service in the Crimean War

H.M. Screw Line-of-Battle Ship "Caesar", 90, at Portsmouth, 1854. Creator: Edward Duncan. H.M
H.M. Screw Line-of-Battle Ship "Caesar", 90, at Portsmouth, 1854. British warship being prepared for service in the Crimean War

Siege of Sebastopol - map, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Siege of Sebastopol - map, 1854. Crimean War. The Black Sea, town and harbour of Sebastopol, Rivers Belbec, Katchka and Alma, Balaklava, roads to Eupatoria and Simferopol, Barren Steppes

The Action at Balaclava, October 25 - First Charge of Heavy Cavalry, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Action at Balaclava, October 25 - First Charge of Heavy Cavalry, 1854. Crimean War. The Russian cavalry, about 4000 in number

The Siege of Sebastopol - general view, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - general view, 1854. Crimean War. Map showing the Russian-held ports of Sebastopol and Balaclava, harbours and warships

The Siege of Sebastopol - portion of redoubt, occupied and evacuated by the Russians, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - portion of redoubt, occupied and evacuated by the Russians, 1854. Crimean War. As our cavalry moved on, supported by our artillery

The Siege of Sebastopol - part of Captain Wodehouse's Battery, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - part of Captain Wodehouse's Battery, 1854. Crimean War. British encampment and firing positions. Clouds of smoke on the left indicate fighting

The Light Cavalry Charge at Balaclava, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Light Cavalry Charge at Balaclava, 1854. Crimean War: disastrous communication breakdown. When Lord Lucan received the order from Captain Nolan, and had read it, he asked

The Siege of Sebastopol - Explosion of a Powder Magazine in the English Trenches, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - Explosion of a Powder Magazine in the English Trenches, 1854. Crimean War. Despatch from General Canrobert: Yesterday, at sunrise, we opened fire

Battle of the Alma - sketched from the Mizen-Top of H.M.S. "Retribution", by Lieutenant... 1854
Battle of the Alma - sketched from the Mizen-Top of H.M.S. "Retribution", by Lieutenant Montagu O'Reilly, 1854. Crimean War, scene on 20 September from a British warship

Russian Fleet moored outside the Batteries of Sebastopol, under the guns, September 22, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Russian Fleet moored outside the Batteries of Sebastopol, under the guns, September 22, 1854. Crimean War. Warships on the Black Sea defending the strategic port city

Hospital Ship near the Seraglio, at Constantinople, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Hospital Ship near the Seraglio, at Constantinople, 1854. Crimean War. The English have a spacious and tolerably comfortable hospital near Cadikeiry [where]...they remain till they become

Electric Telegraph for the Seat of War - Plough for Laying the Wire, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Electric Telegraph for the Seat of War - Plough for Laying the Wire, 1854. Crimean War. The appliances for laying out the wire over irregular ground, and through marshes and rivers

Electric Telegraph for the Seat of War - the Waggon, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Electric Telegraph for the Seat of War - the Waggon, 1854. Crimean War. The Electric Telegraph Company have lately supplied Government with a very complete

The Siege of Sebastopol - General Canrobert and Escort, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - General Canrobert and Escort, 1854. Crimean War: commander-in-chief of the French troops....our Artist happened to meet General Canrobert

The Siege of Sebastopol - Gordon's Attack with a Lancaster Gun, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - Gordon's Attack with a Lancaster Gun, 1854. Crimean War: British soldiers with heavy artillery:.on the crest of a precipice, is a one-gun battery

Sebastopol Batteries Firing at an Austrian Vessel, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sebastopol Batteries Firing at an Austrian Vessel, 1854. Crimean War. Allied ship coming under fire from Russian guns at the strategic Black Sea port

Bombardment of Sebastopol - General Sir De Lacy Evans and staff, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Bombardment of Sebastopol - General Sir De Lacy Evans and staff, 1854. Crimean War: mounted British officers. The enemy's magazine in the round tower battery exploded again for the third time

Camp of the Siege Train (General Sir J. Burgoyne), at Sebastopol, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Camp of the Siege Train (General Sir J. Burgoyne), at Sebastopol, 1854. Crimean War. The spirit of over-confidence, which is the characteristic of the British nation will be loth to hear that

Camp of General Sir De Lacy Evans, upon the Heights of Sebastopol, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Camp of General Sir De Lacy Evans, upon the Heights of Sebastopol, 1854. Crimean War....the enemy attempted a reconnoissance, on a larger scale than usual, towards our right

Banks of the Alma, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Banks of the Alma, 1854. Crimean War. The Alma is a tortuous little stream, which has worked its way down through a red clay soil, deepening its course as it proceeds seawards

The Coast North of Sebastopol, and New Earth Batteries, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Coast North of Sebastopol, and New Earth Batteries, 1854. Crimean War. Map of the strategic Black Sea port, ...sketched on board H.M.S

New Russian Works, 1854. Creator: Unknown
New Russian Works, 1854. Crimean War. Map showing the besieged Black Sea port of Sebastopol. English, French and Turkish ships are ranged across the entrance to the harbour

The Siege of Sebastopol - Valley of Inkerman, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - Valley of Inkerman, 1854. Crimean War. Landscape around the besieged Black Sea port, showing: English Sentries; Ruins of Inkerman; Cossack Field Guns; River Inkerman...The

Ruined Cottage off Sebastopol, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Ruined Cottage off Sebastopol, 1854. Crimean War. Allied troops bivouac near a derelict building. From "Illustrated London News", 1854

The Quarries Field, Head-Quarters of Lord Raglan, off Sebastopol, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Quarries Field, Head-Quarters of Lord Raglan, off Sebastopol, 1854. Crimean War: Fitzroy HJ Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, Master-General of the Ordnance of British Troops in the Crimea

The Siege of Sebastopol - Working Party of Highlanders and Sailors in the 21-Gun Battery, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - Working Party of Highlanders and Sailors in the 21-Gun Battery, 1854. Crimean War....the French...opened heavily on the Quarantine Battery

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"The Crimean War: A Glimpse into the Valley of Death and Heroism" In the annals of history, one event stands out as a symbol of bravery and tragedy – the Charge of the Light Brigade. On that fateful day, 25th October 1854, amidst the chaos and carnage of war, a group of British cavalrymen rode valiantly towards their destiny at Balaclava. The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders formed The Thin Red Line, an unwavering defense against enemy forces. Their resolute stance became legendary in this battle-scarred landscape. In Lord Alfred Tennyson's poem "Charge of the Light Brigade, " he immortalized their heroism for generations to come. As wood engravings from a bygone era depict, it was indeed a sight to behold – The Charge of the British Light Cavalry Brigade thundering across Balaklava. With courage in their hearts and swords raised high, they charged headlong into danger without hesitation or fear. The Valley of Death loomed before them like an abyss filled with uncertainty. Yet these brave soldiers pressed on relentlessly through its treacherous terrain. It was here that Florence Nightingale emerged as a beacon of hope amidst despair; her lamp guiding injured soldiers towards salvation. Maps from 1855 reveal the vast theater where this conflict unfolded – Crimea became synonymous with bloodshed and sacrifice. Artists like Hayes captured poignant moments such as The Charge during Battle at Balaclava - horses galloping fiercely while bullets whizzed past them. Amongst all this chaos stood The Black Watch - Forward. The 42nd. They fought gallantly at Alma, etching their name in history alongside other heroes who faced death with unwavering resolve. The Crimean War left an indelible mark on humanity's collective memory - tales abound about valor displayed under impossible circumstances.