Picture No | 10219729 |
Date | 1854 |
Description | Charge of the Scots Greys at the Battle of Balaklava 1854 |
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Battle of Balaklava, showing the Scots Greys on horseback in the thick of the fighting, Crimean War, 1854. Some of the soldiers lie dead and dying in the foreground as horses charge and rear up. The Scots Greys were outnumbered six to one by the Russian forces, but valiantly fought on and held their ground.
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Source | The Illustrated London News. 1854, page 532, By Robert Landells |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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