Crimean War Collection (page 3)

Russian Canon used at Sebastopol, during the Crimean War, 1854
3508052 Russian Canon used at Sebastopol, during the Crimean War, 1854; (add.info.: captured, Russian Canon used at Sebastopol, during the Crimean War 1854.); Universal History Archive

Lord John Russell, 1850
3585535 Lord John Russell, 1850; (add.info.: John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, (1792 - 1878), known as Lord John Russell before 1861

Arm camp near Sevastopol during the Crimean War, 19th century (Epinal print)
THT4305507 Arm camp near Sevastopol during the Crimean War, 19th century (Epinal print); (add.info.: Arm camp near Sevastopol during the Crimean War (Ukraine). Epinal print

Official portrait of the participants in the Paris Convention which put an end to the Crimean war
3566240 Official portrait of the participants in the Paris Convention which put an end to the Crimean war; (add.info.: Paris, France 1856 Congress of Paris)

Portrait of John Arthur Roebuck
864919 Portrait of John Arthur Roebuck; (add.info.: John Arthur Roebuck (1801-79) English Lawyer and politician. Chairman of the Sebastapol Committee of enquiry into conduct of Crimean War

Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856
864515 Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856; (add.info.: Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856. The Battle of Alma, 20 September 1854: River Alma, centre of picture

Portrait of Lewis Edward Nolan (1820-1854)
863913 Portrait of Lewis Edward Nolan (1820-1854); (add.info.: Lewis Edward Nolan (1820?-1854) English soldier; captain of Hussars and writer on cavalry

Portrait of James Simpson
863897 Portrait of James Simpson; (add.info.: James Simpson (1792-1868) British soldier; Chief of Staff in the Crimea in 1854 during the Crimean (Russo-Turkish War of 1853-1856)

Portrait of G.W.F. Charles
864168 Portrait of G.W.F. Charles; (add.info.: George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904); English soldier; cousin of Queen Victoria; field-marshal; commander-in-chief of

Portrait of Ferdinand Alphonse Hamelin
863559 Portrait of Ferdinand Alphonse Hamelin; (add.info.: Ferdinand Alphonse Hamelin (1796-1864) French admiral. During the Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War (1853-1856)

Battle of the Great Redan, 1855
1581435 Battle of the Great Redan, 1855; (add.info.: The Battle of the Great Redan during the Crimean War fought between British forces against Russia on 18 June)

Russian ships at Balaklava, 1853
1581427 Russian ships at Balaklava, 1853; (add.info.: Russian ships at Balaklava in the Crimea during the Crimean War, 1853.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Portrait of Joseph Alexandre Colonna (1810-1868), Count Walewski (b/w photo)
ELD4863012 Portrait of Joseph Alexandre Colonna (1810-1868), Count Walewski (b/w photo); (add.info.: Portrait of Joseph Alexandre Colonna (1810-1868), Count Walewski

Crimean war : zouaves and "turcos" crossing Alma river (1854), engraving
1757262 Crimean war : zouaves and "turcos" crossing Alma river (1854), engraving; (add.info.: Alma battle on september 20)

Officer of 2nd Dragoons during Crimean War
673435 Officer of 2nd Dragoons during Crimean War; (add.info.: Officer of 2nd Dragoons during world War One); Universal History Archive/UIG

Portrait of Omar Pasha
863565 Portrait of Omar Pasha; (add.info.: Omar Pasha ( born Michael Latas 1806-1871) Croatian-born Ottoman general. Commanded the Turkish forces during Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856

Omar Pasha with soldiers
863564 Omar Pasha with soldiers; (add.info.: Omar Pasha (born Michael Latas, 1806-1871) Croatian-born Ottoman general. Commanded the Turkish forces during Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856

Portrait of Jacques Le Roy de Saint Arnaud
863561 Portrait of Jacques Le Roy de Saint Arnaud; (add.info.: Jacques Le Roy de Saint Arnaud (1796-1854) French military commander

Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856
864517 Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856; (add.info.: Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856. The British fleet in the Baltic. Engraving c1860. Shipping. Naval. Sail

Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856
864513 Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856; (add.info.: Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1953-1863. The Russian governor of Kinburn Fortress guarding the Dnieper estuary surrendering to the Allies

General Todleben, the Russian military engineer, 1864. Creator: Unknown
General Todleben, the Russian military engineer, 1864. Engraving from a photograph by M. Steinberg, Todleben...though a subject and servant of the Russian empire, is of German race

The attack of the heavy cavalry brigade in the Battle of Balaklava on October 25, 1854, 1854-1855. Private Collection

The aft deck of the H.M.S. Bulldog on August 15, 1854 off Bomarsund (After Edwin T. Dolby), 1855. Private Collection

View of Sevastopol, 1855. Creator: Timm, Wassili (George Wilhelm) (1820-1895)
View of Sevastopol, 1855. Private Collection

The ship of the line Imperatriza Marija under the flag of Nakhimov, after the victory at Sinop, 1854 Creator: Timm
The ship of the line Imperatriza Marija under the flag of Nakhimov, after the victory at Sinop, 1854. Private Collection

Admiral Pavel Nakhimov at the bastion, 1855. Creator: Timm, Wassili (George Wilhelm) (1820-1895)
Admiral Pavel Nakhimov at the bastion, 1855. Private Collection

Inauguration of a Russian Gun at Seaham Harbour, near Sunderland, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Inauguration of a Russian Gun at Seaham Harbour, near Sunderland, 1858. Unveiling of a cannon captured by the British during the Crimean War

Soyer's Barrack Cooking Apparatus, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Soyer's Barrack Cooking Apparatus, 1858. Improved technology to improve soldiers diets during the Crimean War. The...kitchen was opened by the late much-lamented chef de cuisine, Alexis Soyer

Group of Children in the Royal Caledonian Asylum - from a painting by Mr. Wighton, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Group of Children in the Royal Caledonian Asylum [in London] - from a painting by Mr. Wighton, 1858. The object of the institution is the maintenance and education of the children of soldiers

Lieut. General Sir Harry Jones, K.Circab. Printed 1856 (11-1). Creator: Roger Fenton
Lieut. General Sir Harry Jones, K.Circab. Printed 1856 (11-1)

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Mary Jane Seacole, 1850s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Mary Jane Seacole, 1850s, (2023). Seacole (1805-1881) was born in British Jamaica, and had many careers including nurse, boarding house keeper, author, and world traveller

Prize won at the Tir National, Vincennes, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Prize won at the Tir National, Vincennes, [France], 1860. Rear view of trophy won by...Lieutenant Le Poitevin, who made the highest score at the contest of the Normal School of Shooting...It is

Prize won at the Tir National, Vincennes, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Prize won at the Tir National, Vincennes, [France], 1860. Trophy won by...Lieutenant Le Poitevin, who made the highest score at the contest of the Normal School of Shooting...It is the work of M

Statue of the late Lord Lyons for St. Paul's Cathedral, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Statue of the late Lord Lyons for St. Paul's Cathedral, 1860. Mr. M. Noble, of Bruton-street, has just completed the model for a fine statue of the late Admiral Lord Lyons

Kadikoi, From Camp Of Horse Artillery (image 2 of 2), Printed 1856 (2-29). Creator: Roger Fenton
Kadikoi, From Camp Of Horse Artillery (image 2 of 2), Printed 1856 (2-29)

Sword presented to General La Marmora, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Sword presented to General La Marmora, 1857. Crimean War. Showing...the handle and hilt of the sword which is a fine specimen of ornamentation

Mallet's Three-Foot Mortar, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Mallet's Three-Foot Mortar, 1857. British shell-firing mortar built for the Crimean War, but never used in combat. Mr

Scenes from the Crimean War, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Scenes from the Crimean War, 1856. Old soldier telling children abouth his army career; battle scene; soldiers returning home. From "Illustrated London News", 1856

The Fourth Division Burial-ground, on Cathcart's Hill, Crimea, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Fourth Division Burial-ground, on Cathcart's Hill, Crimea, 1856. Crimean War. This Illustration possesses a melancholy interest

Sunday Morning Service in the Baltic Fleet, 1856. Creator: W Thomas
Sunday Morning Service in the Baltic Fleet, 1856. Crimean War: Throughout the routine of life at sea there is not a more impressive scene than that of the Sunday Morning Service on board a ship of

Kinburn Fort, and the Spit of Otchakoff - the Expeditionary Fleet in the Ice, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Kinburn Fort, and the Spit of Otchakoff - the Expeditionary Fleet in the Ice, 1856. Crimean War, Black Sea:.soldiers and sailors shooting and skating

Army Stores (Mr. B. D. Stuart's), Fourth Division, Cathcart's Hill, before Sebastopol, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Army Stores (Mr. B. D. Stuart's), Fourth Division, Cathcart's Hill, before Sebastopol, 1856. Crimean War: Our Correspondent's Sketch...shows that portion of Cathcart's Hill

Reading the News of the Fall of Sebastopol at Ceylon, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Reading the News of the Fall of Sebastopol at Ceylon, 1856. Crimean War news. Engraving...from a photograph by Mr. Parting...representing the scene in the Colombo Observer office during the reading

Destruction of the Docks, Sebastopol - from a sketch by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Creator: J. A. Crowe
Destruction of the Docks, Sebastopol - from a sketch by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Crimean War. It was the intention of our engineers to blow in a portion of the English half of the docks...the charges in

Balaclava Heights, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Balaclava Heights, 1856. Sketch by...a Correspondent on board H.M.S. Leander..."The Castle seems of very great extent

An Incident in the Present War - painted by Sovrieul, in the exhibition of pictures of the French Sc Creator: Unknown
An Incident in the Present War - painted by Sovrieul, in the exhibition of pictures of the French School, 1856. In the picture which we engrave this week from the facile

Careening Bay, Sebastopol - sketched by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Creator: J. A. Crowe
Careening Bay, Sebastopol - sketched by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Little more than twelve months ago the docks and harbours of Sebastopol Bay...were crowded with that powerful Russian fleet which was

The Chasseurs d'Afrique, 1856. Creator: Henry Duff Linton
The Chasseurs d'Afrique, 1856. Crimean War: These mounted Zouaves, who rendered such timely aid to our heroic countrymen in the deadly struggle of Inkerman

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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.