The port of Balaclava was crucial in maintaining the supply lines for the Allied siege of Sevastapol. The Russian attack in 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 famous part of the battle: the infamous charge of the Light Brigade.
Название: Balaclava 1854. The Charge of the Light Brigade
Author: John Sweetman
Серия: Osprey Campaign 6
Год издания: September 1990
ISBN: 9780850459616
Страниц: 96 pages
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
Размер: 61,3 mb
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