October 1854
Balaclava Base
Uses Balaclava as the British supply base.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Balaclava in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Uses Balaclava as the British supply base.
Drafts the written cavalry order that contributes to the confused sequence leading to the Charge of the Light Brigade.
Commands the Highland Brigade.
Transmits Raglan's cavalry order to Cardigan.
Leads the Light Brigade after receiving Lucan's order during the Battle of Balaclava.
Leads the Heavy Brigade charge at Balaclava.
Leads the Light Brigade into the Russian gun positions during the famous charge at Balaclava.
Leads the Light Brigade charge against Russian guns.
Carries the disputed order before being killed during the charge.
Commands Highlanders during the Thin Red Line.
Establishes the British Hotel near Balaclava for soldiers.
Photographs officers, soldiers, camps and landscapes in Crimea, creating one of the earliest major photographic records of war.
Participates in the contractor organisation responsible for rapidly constructing the military railway in Crimea.
Supervises engineering work on the railway carrying supplies from Balaclava toward the Sevastopol siege lines.
Helps construct the railway from Balaclava to siege positions.
Builds railway links to improve supply around Sevastopol.
Benefits from improved supply arrangements after winter failures.
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