Crimean War Collection (page 6)

Review of the British-Italian Legion, at Novara, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Review of the British-Italian Legion, at Novara, 1856. This highly-efficient force is now composed of four regiments, each numbering one thousand and seventy strong; the entire nearly equipped

Officers and Privates of the Siege-Train (Royal Artillery) Passing Before the Queen, at Woolwich, 18 Creator: Unknown
Officers and Privates of the Siege-Train (Royal Artillery) Passing Before the Queen, at Woolwich, 1856. British troops returning from the Crimean War

The Siege of Sebastopol - Interior of the Redan - from a photograph by Robertson, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - Interior of the Redan - from a photograph by Robertson, 1856. Crimean War. The Redan is a portion of a line of natural mounds

Gun-Room - Midshipmens Mess, Breakfast, H.M.S. "Caesar" - Baltic Fleet, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Gun-Room - Midshipmens Mess, Breakfast, H.M.S. "Caesar" - Baltic Fleet, 1856. Officers and men of the Royal Navy on board a warship during the Crimean War

Malta, from a painting by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Malta, from a painting by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Supplies for the Crimean War....the harbour of Valetta burst upon us as a thing of wonder. Two long deep bays run inland

Entertainment to Admiral Dundas on board H.M.S. "Wellington" - Baltic Fleet, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Entertainment to Admiral Dundas on board H.M.S. "Wellington" - Baltic Fleet, 1856. Officers and men of the Royal Navy drinking in the saloon of the warship Duke of Wellington during

The Baltic Flying Squadron of 1856: Falcon, Harrier, Samson, Imperieuse, Arrogant, Euryalus, Amphion Creator: Unknown
The Baltic Flying Squadron of 1856: Falcon, Harrier, Samson, Imperieuse, Arrogant, Euryalus, Amphion, Driver, Pylades, 1856. Crimean War: warships of the Royal Navy

Plenipotentiaries at the Peace Conference: The Earl of Clarendon (England), Baron de Bourqueney (Fra Creator: Unknown)
Plenipotentiaries at the Peace Conference: The Earl of Clarendon (England), Baron de Bourqueney (France), 1856. Well versed in the politics of Europe and of England

Distribution of Medals, by the Emperor of the French, to Zouaves from the Crimea, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Distribution of Medals, by the Emperor of the French, to Zouaves from the Crimea, [Paris], 1856. A very gratifying reward of the bravery of heroes from the Crimea...took place in the Bois de

Hall of the Conferences, Hotel of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, at Paris, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Hall of the Conferences, Hotel of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, at Paris, 1856. Scene of...the conclusion of an armistice between the belligerent parties [in the Crimean War]...which armistice

The Land Transport Camp before Sebastopol - Shoeing a Refractory Mule - sketched by J. A. Crowe, 185 Creator: Unknown
The Land Transport Camp before Sebastopol - Shoeing a Refractory Mule - sketched by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Crimean War. In this Sketch our Artist has represented a party of the Land Transport Corps in

"Sandy", from the Crimea, the Dog of the Sappers and Miners, 1856. Creator: Unknown
"Sandy", from the Crimea, the Dog of the Sappers and Miners, 1856. This Dog, who has obtained such notoriety from his adventures in the Crimea...[has] been decorated with a medal...[he]

The Gun-Boat Flotilla, off Ryde, Isle of Wight, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Gun-Boat Flotilla, off Ryde, Isle of Wight, 1856....the first division of the numerous fleet of gun-boats intended for the next Baltic campaign

The Conferences at Paris - Hotel of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Conferences at Paris - Hotel of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, 1856. The Treaty of Paris of 1856 brought an end to the Crimean War between the Russian Empire

Grand Manifestation in Honour of the Successes of the Allies in the Crimea, given at South Park, San Creator: Unknown
Grand Manifestation in Honour of the Successes of the Allies in the Crimea, given at South Park, San Francisco, 1856. Crimean War....a spacious pavilion had been prepared for the banquet

Tchorgoun, on the Tchornaya, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Tchorgoun, on the Tchornaya, 1856. Village on the Chorna river, Crimea. A few days previously to the 25th October, General Liprandi assembled a large force near the villages of Tchorgouna and Kamara

Lieutenant-General Liprandi, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Lieutenant-General Liprandi, 1856. Pavel Liprandi, Russian officer who fought in the Crimean War. It is from his command in the Crimea, rather than from his previous career

Grand Military Steeplechase in the Crimea, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Grand Military Steeplechase in the Crimea, 1856. Off duty during the Crimean War: British soldiers make their own amusement

Paper Hunt - the Find - before Sebastopol - sketched by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Creator: J. A. Crowe
Paper Hunt - the Find - before Sebastopol - sketched by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Off duty during the Crimean War: British soldiers make their own amusement....the meet took place at the head-quarter house

Woronzoff, or Little Kamiesch - from a sketch by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Woronzoff, or Little Kamiesch - from a sketch by J. A. Crowe, 1856. Soldiers at Kamiesch, a sea inlet on the Khersones peninsula, near Sevastopol

Hango Trophies at Woolwich Arsenal, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Hango Trophies at Woolwich Arsenal, 1856. On...the last visit of her Majesty's ship Blenheim, to Hango [Hanko, Finland], Captain Hall, C.B

Oursikoff!..trouvez-vous cela ressemblant?, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Oursikoff!..trouvez-vous cela ressemblant?, 19th century. Satire on the Crimean War. [Russian emperor]: Oursikoff! do you think this is a good likeness

Sur le point de se noyer... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Sur le point de se noyer... 19th century. [Satire on the Crimean War - allegorical figures of Russia, and Prussia smoking a pipe]

Exercises de l'Hercule Prussien, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Exercises de l'Hercule Prussien, 19th century. [Crimean War]. The Tasks of the Prussian Hercules. Will he lift it? Will he not?

Quittant le Valachie, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Quittant le Valachie, 19th century. Leaving Wallachia. I think I left him something...if I had time I would come back and take what he has left...but I don't have the time!

Courant rejoindre les insurgés, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Courant rejoindre les insurges, 19th century. Running to join the insurgents. [Crimean War - Greek king, Otto I]: Go to the Devil, little crown

Le Tentateur, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le Tentateur, 19th century. The Tempter. [Satire on the Temptation of Christ]: If you agree to be mine, this Empire will be yours

Dire que peut-être j'en serai réduit... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Dire que peut-etre j'en serai reduit... 19th century. To think that perhaps I might be reduced to exchanging my crown for just a hat! [Alexander II of Russia

Se passant la fantaisie de faire naufrager la flotte Anglo-Française... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Se passant la fantaisie de faire naufrager la flotte Anglo-Francaise... 19th century. Indulging in the fantasy of wrecking the Anglo-French fleet

D'ou arrives-tu?, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
D'ou arrives-tu?, 19th century. Military officer warming his backside in front of the fire: Where have come from? and in such a state

Embarkation of Cattle, at Trieste for the Auxiliary Army in the East, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Embarkation of Cattle, at Trieste for the Auxiliary Army in the East, 1854. Scene from the Crimean War. Our Artistic Correspondent writes from Trieste [in Italy], June 28th: "Upwards of 12

Entrance to Christiansund - Russians running for refuge, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Entrance to Christiansund - Russians running for refuge, 1854. Scene from the Crimean War - Russian warships off the coast of Norway. From "Illustrated London News", 1854

Reconnoitring at Cronstadt, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Reconnoitring at Cronstadt, 1854. Crimean War. Fort Peter I.; Fort Alexander; Fort Menschikoff; "Bulldog"; "Phlegethon"

Sir Edmund Lyons, G.C.B. Rear-Admiral of the British Fleet, in the Black Sea... 1854. Creator: Smyth
Sir Edmund Lyons, G.C.B. Rear-Admiral of the British Fleet, in the Black Sea - from a photograph by Claudet, 1854. Officer of the Royal Navy during the Crimean War: Captain Lyons witnessed, in May

Abo, from an original sketch, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Abo, from an original sketch, 1854. Abo [now Turku] is the most ancient city in Finland; its history being coeval with the reign of Eric the Saint, that is from about 1150 to 1160

Bombardment of Bomarsund, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Bombardment of Bomarsund, 1854. 2nd Round Fort - Long Fort, 80 Guns - "Odin" - 3rd Round Fort'. British warships during the Aland War - British-French naval force against military

Bombardment of Bomarsund, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Bombardment of Bomarsund, 1854. Riflemen - Masked Battery - "Hecla" - 1st Round Fort - "Valorous" - Village of Bomarsund'. British warships during the Aland War

Camp of the English Light Division, at Varna, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Camp of the English Light Division, at Varna, 1854. Troops camped near the port of Varna - once Turkish and later Bulgarian - on the Black Sea, prior to departing to fight in the Crimean War

The English and French Camps in the Piraeus - Sketched from the Gulf of Egina, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The English and French Camps in the Piraeus - Sketched from the Gulf of Egina [Aegina], 1854. British and French soldiers camped in Greece, prior to fighting in the Crimean War

Attack of the Allied Fleets on Sebastopol.1854. Creator: Unknown
Attack of the Allied Fleets on Sebastopol.1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Surrender of Prisoners at Bomarsund, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Surrender of Prisoners at Bomarsund, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

The Encampment of French Infantry at Castelholme, Aland Isles, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Encampment of French Infantry at Castelholme, Aland Isles, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Explosion of Fort Prasto at Bomarsund, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Explosion of Fort Prasto at Bomarsund, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

The First Round Tower at Bomarsund, taken by the English, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The First Round Tower at Bomarsund, taken by the English, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

The Conflagration at Varna, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Conflagration at Varna, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

General View of the Town and Harbour of Sebastopol, 1854. Creator: Unknown
General View of the Town and Harbour of Sebastopol, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Plan of the Forts of Bomarsund, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Plan of the Forts of Bomarsund, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

Principal Fortress of Bomarsund, recently captured by the Allied Forces, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Principal Fortress of Bomarsund, recently captured by the Allied Forces, 1854. From "Cassell's Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31 Dec 1853 to 30 Dec 1854"

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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.