Balaclava 1854
Subtitle: the charge of the Light Brigade
By: John Sweetman.
Series: Praeger illustrated military history series,
Publisher: Praeger; ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
Subjects: Great Britain. Army -- Cavalry -- History -- 19th century.; Balaklava, Battle of, Balaklava, Ukraine, 1854.
Other titles: Charge of the Light Brigade
Description: "The port of Balaclava was crucial in maintaining the supply lines for the Allied siege of Sevastapol in the Crimea. The Russian attack on October 1854 therefore posed a major threat to the survival of the Allied cause. This book examines in detail the crucial battle of Balaclava, including the attack on the redoubts; the action of "the thin red line," in which an assortment of about 700 British troops, some invalids, were abandoned by their Turkish allies; the subsequent charge of the Heavy Brigade; and the most legendary part of the battle: the infamous charge of the Light Brigade."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 94) and index.