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    The Battle of Balaclava, fought on 25 October 1854 during the Crimean War, was part of the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–55), an Allied attempt to capture...
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  • balaclava, Balaklava, or balaklava in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Balaklava usually refers to: Balaklava, a town in Crimea Battle of Balaclava,...
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    sports enthusiasts. The name comes from their use at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War of 1854, referring to the town near Sevastopol in the Crimea...
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    terms of its cadastral division, Balaclava is in the parish of Prahran, within the County of Bourke The suburb was named after the Battle of Balaclava that...
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  • This is the complete order of battle of opposing forces at the Battle of Balaclava. The Allied Army consisted of British and French troops as well as...
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    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...
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    1855 Battle of Balaclava, 25 October 1854 (see also Charge of the Light Brigade and the Thin Red Line) Battle of Inkerman, 5 November 1854 Battle of Eupatoria...
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    The Charge of the Light Brigade was a military action undertaken by British light cavalry against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean...
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    giving a speech before the battle referencing the feast day. When the Battle of Balaclava was fought on 25 October 1854, the coincidence was noticed by contemporaries...
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    Charge of the Light Brigade" is an 1854 narrative poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson about the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava during...
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    James Yorke Scarlett (category Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath)
    officer and hero of the Crimean War who led the Charge of the Heavy Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854. The second son of the 1st Baron...
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  • Heavy Brigade (category British military units and formations of the Crimean War)
    commanded by General Sir James York Scarlett at the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War. The Brigade of 800 horsemen made a charge against Russian cavalry...
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  • Red line (phrase) (category Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets via Module:Annotated link)
    of a red-coated Scottish regiment at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. A journalist described a "thin red streak tipped with a line of steel"...
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  • may refer to: The Thin Red Line (painting), an 1881 painting of the Battle of Balaclava by Robert Gibb The Thin Red Line (novel), a 1962 novel by James...
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    The Thin Red Line (painting) (category Military of Scotland)
    Gibb depicting the 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot at the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854, during the Crimean War. In an incident...
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    rode in the charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava, where his horse was killed under him, trapping his leg. Of the charge, he later...
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    Brighton. Like the suburb itself, the station was named after the Battle of Balaclava, which occurred during the Crimean War in 1854. On 3 December 1977...
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    Battle of Balaclava. Throughout his life in politics and his long military career, Brudenell characterised the arrogant and extravagant aristocrat of...
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  • successful Charge of the Heavy Brigade against superior numbers at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. The First World War sounded the death knell for...
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    FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (category People of the Battle of Waterloo)
    fateful Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava. Despite further success at the Battle of Inkerman, a poorly coordinated allied assault...
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  • northern Poland Valley of Death (Crimea), the site of the Charge of the Light Brigade in the 1854 Battle of Balaclava Valley of Death (Gettysburg), the...
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    "The Charge of the Light Brigade", suggested by the coincidence that this day, 25 October, was the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Balaclava—and was not...
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  • foot soldiers "the thin red line of heroes", referring to the stand of the 93rd Regiment in the Battle of Balaclava of the Crimean War. The film marked...
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    Morris, was in the first line of cavalry on the left flank during the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854. The brigade...
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  • Expedition Battle of Balaclava Battle of Arnhem Battle of Elandslaagte Battle of Guillemont Battle of Hill 70 Battle of Hlobane Battle of Intombe Battle of Jutland...
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    narrative poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson about the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. The image was evoked in the...
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    order during the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854 that led to the Light Brigade commander, the Earl of Cardigan, leading the Charge of the Light Brigade...
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    the junction of County Grey Road 20 and Side Road 8. Its name is likely derived from the Crimean War (1853-1856) and the Battle of Balaclava, which occurred...
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    Knit cap (category Culture of Canada)
    cold weather before or after the Battle of Balaclava. The cap became popularly known a Balaclava helmet or just balaclava among the soldiers. In Scandinavia...
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    late October and early November, the battles of Balaclava and Inkerman took place beyond the siege lines. Balaclava gave the Russians a morale boost and...
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