The British Expedition to the Crimea

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The British Expedition to the Crimea is William Howard Russell’s influential firsthand account of the Crimean War, often regarded as a landmark in modern war correspondence and reporting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
war correspondence ⓘ
associatedWith The Times (London) ⓘ
linked to: The Times
author William Howard Russell ⓘ
basedOn Russell’s dispatches for The Times ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
describesEvent Battle of Balaclava ⓘ
Battle of Inkerman ⓘ
Crimean War ⓘ
Siege of Sevastopol ⓘ
genre military history ⓘ
war reporting ⓘ
hasPerspective firsthand account ⓘ
influenced development of modern war reporting ⓘ
public perception of the Crimean War in Britain ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject British Army ⓘ
Crimean War ⓘ
war journalism ⓘ
narrativeLocation Balaclava ⓘ
Crimea ⓘ
Inkerman ⓘ
Sevastopol ⓘ
notableFor being an early example of modern war correspondence ⓘ
critical portrayal of British military leadership ⓘ
influencing public opinion about the Crimean War ⓘ
placeOfPublication London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
publicationCentury 19th century ⓘ
publisher George Routledge & Co. ⓘ
timeOfNarratedEvents 1854 ⓘ
1855 ⓘ

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William Howard Russell → hasPublication → The British Expedition to the Crimea ⓘ
Roger Fenton → notableWork → Crimean War photographic series ⓘ
linked to: The British Expedition to the Crimea