Battle of Balaclava

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The Battle of Balaclava was an 1854 Crimean War engagement in which the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade took place, symbolizing both bravery and disastrous military miscommunication.

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Battle of Balaclava canonical 49
Battle of Balaclava (1854) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
associatedWith Alfred, Lord Tennyson ⓘ
belligerent French Empire ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
campaign Crimean campaign of 1854–1855 ⓘ
linked to: Crimean War
causeOf heavy British cavalry casualties ⓘ
political controversy in Britain ⓘ
commander General Pavel Liprandi ⓘ
George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan ⓘ
James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan ⓘ
Lord Raglan ⓘ
conflict Crimean War ⓘ
countryAtTime Russian Empire ⓘ
date 25 October 1854 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Inkerman ⓘ
hasCasualties significant British casualties ⓘ
significant Russian casualties ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
inspiredWork The Charge of the Light Brigade ⓘ
involvedUnit 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot ⓘ
British Heavy Brigade ⓘ
British Light Brigade ⓘ
Ottoman infantry units ⓘ
Russian cavalry ⓘ
location Crimea ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
near Balaclava ⓘ
militaryTheater Black Sea theater of the Crimean War ⓘ
notableEvent Charge of the Heavy Brigade ⓘ
Charge of the Light Brigade ⓘ
Thin Red Line ⓘ
notedFor heroic but futile cavalry assault ⓘ
miscommunication of orders to the Light Brigade ⓘ
objective defence of the port of Balaclava ⓘ
protection of Allied supply lines to Sevastopol ⓘ
partOf Crimean War ⓘ
Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Alma ⓘ
result inconclusive ⓘ
strategic Allied success in maintaining siege lines ⓘ
tactical Russian success in some sectors ⓘ
symbolizes bravery ⓘ
disastrous military miscommunication ⓘ
tacticalFeature cavalry charges in the North Valley ⓘ
use of redoubts on the Causeway Heights ⓘ
year 1854 ⓘ

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Battle of Inkerman → precededBy → Battle of Balaclava ⓘ
Colin Campbell → battle → Battle of Balaclava ⓘ
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Crimea: The Last Crusade → focusesOnEvent → Battle of Balaclava ⓘ
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Saint Crispin's Day → battleAssociatedWith → Battle of Balaclava ⓘ