Thin Red Line

Wann

25. Okt. 1854

Art

Schlacht

Koordinaten

44.52° N, 33.60° E

Description

1854 episode in the battle of Balaklava

Episode in the Battle of Balaclava

The Thin Red Line described an episode of the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854, during the Crimean War. In the incident, around 500 men of the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders led by Sir Colin Campbell, aided by a small force of 100 walking wounded, 40 detached Guardsmen, and supported by a substantial force of Turkish infantrymen, formed a line of fire against the Russian cavalry.

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