Thin Red Line

Name: Thin Red Line
Start: 1854-10-25

25 Oct 1854 · 44.52° N, 33.60° E

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When: 25 Oct 1854
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 44.52° N, 33.60° E
Description: 1854 episode in the battle of Balaklava

Thin Red Line (Battle of Balaclava)

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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Crimean23 Oct 1853 · Interstate war · Deaths 264,200

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