Balaclava 1854
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Nonfiction, History, Modern, 19th Century, Military, Strategy, World War II
| Author: | John Sweetman | ISBN: | 9781782005063 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | October 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | John Sweetman |
| ISBN: | 9781782005063 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | October 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Language: | English |
The port of Balaclava was crucial in maintaining the supply lines for the Allied siege of Sevastapol. The Russian attack in October 1854 therefore posed a major threat to the survival of the Allied cause. This book examines in detail the crucial battle of Balaclava, including: the attack on the redoubts; the action of "the thin red line" in which an assortment of about 700 British troops, some invalids, were abandoned by their Turkish allies; the subsequent charge of the Heavy Brigade; and the most famous part of the battle: the infamous charge of the Light Brigade.
The port of Balaclava was crucial in maintaining the supply lines for the Allied siege of Sevastapol. The Russian attack in October 1854 therefore posed a major threat to the survival of the Allied cause. This book examines in detail the crucial battle of Balaclava, including: the attack on the redoubts; the action of "the thin red line" in which an assortment of about 700 British troops, some invalids, were abandoned by their Turkish allies; the subsequent charge of the Heavy Brigade; and the most famous part of the battle: the infamous charge of the Light Brigade.
