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Russian Artillery, The Crimean War 1854-1856
In The Charge Of The Light Brigade
The battle of Balaklava actually took place a couple of miles north of the town, in a wide valley in front of Sevastopol's Sapoun Hill Sapun-gora. Soon after the battle the valley became known as the Valley of Death, as a result of the Light Brigade's ill-fated charge.
The day began with a number of attempts by the Russian army to put them in a good position to attack the base at Balaklava, but these ended in stalemate. The Russian artillery fire had inflicted heavy losses on Turkish positions, but a cavalry charge against the Highlanders had been driven off, and the British Heavy Brigade had then forced the Russians to retire to higher ground.
In an attempt to drive the Russians off one of the surrounding ridges and force them to abandon the guns they had captured from the Turks, Lord Raglan sent a message to Lord Lucan, in command of the Light Brigade, which was delivered in what some have suggested was a deliberately vague and imprecise way by the messenger, Captain Nolan.
The result was that the instruction was misunderstood as an order for the Light Brigade to charge directly at the Russian guns, a mile and a half up the valley, with Russian artillery and riflemen firing at them from both sides as they did so.
Toy Set no. 116
Price Painted £86.00 GBP
Kit Foot £4.75 GBP
Kit Gun £15.00 GBP
Toy Set no. 117
Price Painted £86.00 GBP
Kit Foot £4.75 GBP
Kit Gun £15.00 GBP