Balaclava Collection

Battle Balaclava (Gibb)
The Thin Red Line of the 93rd Highlanders repel the Russian cavalry

The Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava, 1854. Artist: Hayes
The Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava, 1854. From a private collection

Charge of Light Brigade
The charge of the Light Brigade Cardigan in action

17th Lancers, Charge of the Light Brigade, Balaclava, Crimea
Into the Valley of Death - The 17th Lancers during the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava on 25th October 1854 during the Crimean War - by John Charlton. 1854

11th Hussars at Balaclava, Charge of the Light Brigade, Crimean War. Date: 1854

CRIMEAN WAR: LIGHT BRIGADE. The Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava, 25 October 1854. Wood engraving from a 19th century edition of Lord Alfred Tennysons poem, Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the British Light Cavalry Brigade
CRIMEAN WAR. The Charge of the British Light Cavalry Brigade at Balaclava, Crimea, Oct. 25, 1854: English engraving, 1855

Heavy Brigade / Simpson
The charge of the Heavy Cavalry

Crimean War. Sketch of Balaklava, 1856 Date: 1856

7th Earl of Cardigan
James Thomas Brudenell 7th earl of CARDIGAN military, notably at the battle of Balaklava during the Crimea War

Captain Scott on Ski, c1910–1913, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
Captain Scott on Ski, c1910– 1913, (1913). The final expedition of British Antarctic explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868-1912) left London on 1 June 1910 bound for the South Pole

The Battle of Balaclava on October 25, 1854. The Charge of the Light Brigade. Found in the collection of the State Museum of the Defence of Sevastopol 1854-1855, Sevastopol

Robert Falcon Scott - at the Antarctic
Scott of the Antarctic. Captain Robert Falcon Scott (1868 - 1912) - who lost his life in an ill-fated race to be the first person to reach the South Pole

A Group of the Shore Party at the Winter Quarters, c1908, (1909)
A Group of the Shore Party at the Winter Quarters. [Standing (from left): Joyce, Day, Wild, Adams, Brocklehurst, Shackleton, Marshall, David, Armitage, Marston

Captain L. E. G. Oates by the Stable Door, 30 August 1911, (1913). Artist: Herbert Ponting
Captain L. E. G. Oates by the Stable Door, 30 August 1911, (1913). Lawrence Titus Oates (1880-1912) suffering from gangrene and frostbite, walked from his tent into a blizzard

Crimean War

South Valley, Balaclava, site of 1854 battle, now vineyards, Crimea, Ukraine, Europe

7th Earl of Cardigan
James Thomas Brudenell 7th earl of CARDIGAN military, notably at the battle of Balaklava during the Crimea War

Balaclava / Dupray
The Charge of the Light Brigade - into the Valley of Death !

The pocket-pistol - equipped for Balaclava. A soldier handing a pistol(?) to a mounted soldier as another soldier looks on. Date 1855

Sir Henry Maxse
Sir Henry Fitzhardinge Berkeley Maxse, who died in 1883 while in office as Governor of Newfoundland, having previously been Governor of Heligoland

Home made car
A young man got up in motoring kit including a balaclava and goggles, poses at the wheel of an evidently home made car with hand-scrawled number plate!

Three Colour Sergeants, 1st Royal Dragoons, on horseback, with regimental guidon showing Peninsular and Balaclava battle honours. Date: 1900s

A British cavalry officer in his hut at Balaklava Date: winter 1854 - 55

Ayrton Senna in his McLaren-Honda, British Grand Prix, Silverstone, Northamptonshire, 1989. Starting racing in karting as a boy, Senna graduated to Formula 1 in 1984

Railway sheds and workshops, Balaklava, 1855 (salt print)
STM620191 Railway sheds and workshops, Balaklava, 1855 (salt print)

Fitzroy HJ Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788-1855), British soldier: 1808-1812 on Wellington's staff. Lost his sword arm at Waterloo. Commander-in-chief of British troops in the Crimean War

George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan (1800-1888)
George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan (1800-1888, English soldier. Commanded the British cavalry in the Crimean War (Russo-Turkish War) 1853-1856)

James Thomas Brudenell, seventh Earl of Cardigan (1797-1868), English cavalry officer: Major General 1847, commanded the light cavalry brigade in the Crimean War

Aerial panoramic view of Balaklava landscape with boats and sea in marina bay. Seamless 360 degree spherical equirectangular panorama

Aerial panoramic view of Balaklava landscape with boats and sea in marina bay. Seamless 360 degree spherical equirectangular panorama

Winter in Leipzig, East Germany, Europe, about 1987

Chinese Crested Hairless Dog, Powderpuff, lying, wearing a red and white cap

Girls sledging

Fantomas, The Dead Man Who Killed, 1920 (poster)
XRD1718684 Fantomas, The Dead Man Who Killed, 1920 (poster); (add.info.: Affiche du film Fantomas III - Le mort qui tue de Louis Feuillade avec Rene Navarre, 1920.)

John Lennon And Yoko Ono at Film Site
John Lennon and Yoko Ono during the filming of their short film Apothesis

The Charge of the Light Brigade led by Lord Cardigan, illustration for
IL193436 The Charge of the Light Brigade led by Lord Cardigan, illustration for Glorious Battles of English History by Major C.H. Wylly, 1920s (colour litho) by Payne, Henry A

Break time at the St Mary Redcliffe Nursery School, Bristol. The school has been built into the high rise development as part of the local authorities education plan. 2nd March 1967

Sir Ranulph Twistleton Wykeham Fiennes, explorer, at the North Pole during the Transglobe Expedition. 11th April 1982

Balaclava and sleeping cap knitting patterns, WW1
Patterns from a plain helmet or balaclava cap (top) and a sleeping cap taken from a Great War era Baldwins knitting booklet with instructions for knitting various comforts for soldiers at the front

Costume of a lady of rank, reign of William and Mary
FLO4655413 Costume of a lady of rank, reign of William and Mary, 1696

Representation of the King of France Henri III (1551-1589)
ELD4870120 Representation of the King of France Henri III (1551-1589)

Les chevalier gourmandeurs (knights commandeurs)
JEB4933941 Les chevalier gourmandeurs (knights commandeurs) - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

A Panoramic View of the Position now occupied by the Allied Armies before Sebastopol
XND70150 A Panoramic View of the Position now occupied by the Allied Armies before Sebastopol

Woman of the Pyrenees, 19th century
FLO4656216 Woman of the Pyrenees, 19th century. She wears a black and red hood, black jacket, blouse, sash belt, full skirt and carries a jug

Costume of a Carmelite nun, 19th century
FLO4656610 Costume of a Carmelite nun, 19th century. Handcoloured lithograph from Thomas Hailes Lacy's " Female Costumes Historical, National and Dramatic in 200 Plates, " London, 1865

The attack of the heavy cavalry brigade in the Battle of Balaklava on October 25, 1854, 1854-1855. Private Collection

Curtiss Airplane - J.A.D. McCurdy, Aviator, 1912. John Alexander Douglas McCurdy, Canadian aviation pioneer, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia

Charging with the Light Brigade at Balaclava, Crimean War, October 1854 - The Death or Glory Boys, 17th Lancers Date: 1854

British Productions films 1929 and 1930 - The Bondman, The First-Born, The Wrecker, The Burgomaster of Stilemonde, The Woman in White, The Blue Peter, Albino the Outcast, When Knights Were Bold

Benita Hume and Cyril MacLaglen in Balaclava
Benita Hume and Cyril MacLaglen in Gainsborough Pictures war film Balaclava, directed by Maurice Elvey Date: 1929

Cartoon, Enthusiasm of Paterfamilias
Varying reactions to the newspaper accounts of the glorious charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava - Papa thinks only of the glory, his womenfolk think of the dead October 1854

CEMETERIES/BALAKLAVA
The cemetery of Crimea War victims on Cathcart's Hill, Balaklava, is visited by Prince Edward and Alexandra and other visitors Date: 1869

"Cossack and Russian reel'd from the sabre stroke
984713 "Cossack and Russian reel'd from the sabre stroke, Shatter'd and sunder'd", from Ballads of Famous Fights, First Edition, 1920 (colour litho) by Tennant, C

Portrait of a Sicilian robber, 19th century
GIA4813694 Portrait of a Sicilian robber, 19th century

Portrait of Seneque (Lucius Annaeus Seneca, 4 BC-65 AD. JC)
JLJ4673356 Portrait of Seneque (Lucius Annaeus Seneca, 4 BC-65 AD. JC), philosopher of the Stoician school, playwright and a Roman statesman

The interior of the tent on the ice floe, drawing by Riou
LSE4331210 The interior of the tent on the ice floe, drawing by Riou, to illustrate the story of a voyage to the polar sea in 1875-1876, by Captain G.SNares (1831-1915)

The travel suit of Lieutenant Payer and Lieutenant Weyprecht
LSE4330539 The travel suit of Lieutenant Payer and Lieutenant Weyprecht, several thicknesses of clothing to fight the snow squalls, a retractable leather jacket to protect the face from frost

Balaklava, Crimean War (engraving)
3638151 Balaklava, Crimean War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Balaklava, Crimean War.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

English and French troops disembarking on the orders of Marshall St Arnaud
3744632 English and French troops disembarking on the orders of Marshall St Arnaud, 1854 (lithograph) by French School

Embarkation of Artillery on Board the "Argo
1097591 Embarkation of Artillery on Board the " Argo, " at Balaclava, for England (engraving) by Landells

Advert for The Royal London Panorama featuring the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava (engraving)
586240 Advert for The Royal London Panorama featuring the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava (engraving) by English School

Panoramic View of the Fortifications, Town, and Harbour of Sebastopol (engraving)
2785680 Panoramic View of the Fortifications, Town, and Harbour of Sebastopol (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Panoramic View of the Fortifications)

Charge of the Light Cavalry at Balaclava, 25 October 1854, Crimean War Date: 1854

The Heavy Cavalry Charge at Balaclava, 25 October 1854, Crimean War Date: 1854

c. 1855 Crimea Crimean War (Roger Fenton) - Marechal Pelissier
c.1855 Crimea Crimean War (Roger Fenton) - Marechal Pelissier

Capt. Oates during the Terra Nova expedition (1910-13
3106130 Capt. Oates during the Terra Nova expedition (1910-13) to the South Pole (bromide print) by Ponting

Balaclava, 25th October 1854: The charge of the Light Brigade
3082779 Balaclava, 25th October 1854: The charge of the Light Brigade, illustration from British Battles on Land and Sea, 1915 (litho) by Simpson

Monastery of St George, near Balaclava (engraving)
1607980 Monastery of St George, near Balaclava (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Monastery of St George, near Balaclava)

Sutlers Wharf, Balaclava (engraving)
1602275 Sutlers Wharf, Balaclava (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sutlers Wharf, Balaclava. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 9 June 1855)

Washing Establishment for the General Hospital at Balaclava (engraving)
1602260 Washing Establishment for the General Hospital at Balaclava (engraving) by English School

Interior of an Officers Hut at Balaclava (engraving)
1602043 Interior of an Officers Hut at Balaclava (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of an Officers Hut at Balaclava)

Balaclava, 25 October 1854, the Charge of the Light Brigade (litho)
1598130 Balaclava, 25 October 1854, the Charge of the Light Brigade (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Balaclava, 25 October 1854)

Captain Scott (1868-1912) on Skis during the Terra Nova
STC258398 Captain Scott (1868-1912) on Skis during the Terra Nova expedition (1910-13) to the South Pole, 1911 (b/w photo) by Ponting

Unloading one of the motorised sledges onto the sea-ice
STC255094 Unloading one of the motorised sledges onto the sea-ice, from Scotts Last Expedition (b/w photo) by Ponting

Captain Oates by the stable door, from Scotts Last Expedition (b / w photo)
STC255093 Captain Oates by the stable door, from Scotts Last Expedition (b/w photo) by Ponting

The Main Party at Cape Evans after the Winter 1911 (incl Scott)
STC255078 The Main Party at Cape Evans after the Winter 1911 (incl Scott), from Scotts Last Expedition (b/w photo) by Ponting

Progress of the Balaclava Railway to the Church of Kadikoy, Crimean War. 1855

Balaklava Harbour from Genoese fortress, Sevastopol, Crimea
Balaklava Harbour, Sevastopol, Crimea, viewed from a ruined Genoese fortress. 1855

The Railway at Balaklava, plate from The Seat of War in the East
STC142015 The Railway at Balaklava, plate from The Seat of War in the East, 1856 (colour litho) by Simpson, William Crimea (1823-99); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Scottish

Crazy costume in the 16th century - Costume of a fool 16th Century - private collection
JLJ4638073 Crazy costume in the 16th century - Costume of a fool 16th Century - private collection by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Balaclava: A Historic Battle and a Versatile Headgear" The word "balaclava" evokes images of bravery, heroism, and the Crimean War, and is synonymous with the Battle of Balaclava, where the Charge of Light Brigade took place on October 25th, 1854. This infamous battle has been immortalized in Lord Alfred Tennyson's poem "Charge of the Light Brigade, " capturing both the courage and tragedy that unfolded. During this historic event, soldiers from the 11th Hussars at Balaclava charged into enemy lines with unwavering determination. The British Light Cavalry Brigade fearlessly faced overwhelming odds as they galloped towards their adversaries. Their iconic balaclavas protected their faces from harsh elements while symbolizing their unity and resilience. The Crimean War marked a turning point in military history, showcasing not only strategic blunders but also acts of valor by individuals like Captain Scott who ventured into uncharted territories on skis. The Heavy Brigade under Simpson's command played a crucial role in supporting their comrades during this conflict. Beyond its association with war, balaclavas have found utility beyond battlefields. In motorsports like Formula One racing, drivers such as Emerson Fittipaldi donned these head coverings for added protection against wind and debris during high-speed races like the 1975 Monaco Grand Prix or events like the San Marino GP in 1994. Today, balaclavas continue to serve various purposes—whether it be providing warmth during winter sports or concealing identities for those engaging in extreme activities. They remain an enduring symbol of resilience and adaptability throughout history—a reminder that even amidst adversity, humans find ways to protect themselves while pushing boundaries.