Crimean War Collection (page 2)

British troops laying down telegraph cable during the Crimean War, 1854
3479666 British troops laying down telegraph cable during the Crimean War, 1854; (add.info.: British troops laying down telegraph cable during the Crimean War, 1854.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Russian Canon used at Sebastopol, during the Crimean War, 1854
3508053 Russian Canon used at Sebastopol, during the Crimean War, 1854; (add.info.: Captured, Russian Canon used at Sebastopol, during the Crimean War 1854.); Universal History Archive.

Engraving depicting the making of Minie balls at Woolwich Arsenal
5309346 Engraving depicting the making of Minie balls at Woolwich Arsenal; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the making of Minie balls at Woolwich Arsenal)

British officers during the Crimean war, 1854
1581439 British officers during the Crimean war, 1854; (add.info.: British officers during the Crimean war, 1854.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Bunker at the Battle of the Great Redan, 1855
1581436 Bunker at the Battle of the Great Redan, 1855; (add.info.: Bunker at the Battle of the Great Redan during the Crimean War fought between British forces against Russia on 18 June)

The Defence of Kars, 1855
1581431 The Defence of Kars, 1855; (add.info.: The Defence of Kars. During the Crimean War an Ottoman garrison led by British officers including General William Fenwick Williams kept the Russians at)

Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856
864518 Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856; (add.info.: Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856. The British Royal Navy bombarded Sweaborg on the Gulf of Finland from offshore for 3 1/2 days

Crimean War (Russo-Turkish War)
863352 Crimean War (Russo-Turkish War); (add.info.: Crimean War (Russo-Turkish War) 1853-1856. Siege of Sebastopol, October 1854 to September 1855. British troops inside the captured Redan

Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856
864514 Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856; (add.info.: Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856. The Battle of Alma, 20 September 1854; George Brown (1790-1865) commander of the Light Division

Portrait of Prince Michael Gorchakov
863566 Portrait of Prince Michael Gorchakov; (add.info.: Prince Michael Gorchakov or Gortschakoff (1795-1861), Russian soldier; Commander-in-Chief of the Russian forces in Crimean (Russo-Turkish)

Portrait of James Thomas Brudenell
673277 Portrait of James Thomas Brudenell; (add.info.: James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan Lieutenant-General Born 16 October 1797, Died 28 March 1868)

The Taking of the Malakoff Redoubt (engraving)
8676725 The Taking of the Malakoff Redoubt (engraving) by Vernet, Horace (1789-1863) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Taking of the Malakoff Redoubt)

Crimean War (engraving)
8636193 Crimean War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crimean War. Illustration for Philips' Picturesque History of England edited by J Francon)

Fall of Sevastopol, Crimean War (litho)
8664026 Fall of Sevastopol, Crimean War (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fall of Sevastopol, Crimean War, 1855)

Charge of the Light Brigade (litho)
8664023 Charge of the Light Brigade (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaklava, Crimean War, 1854)

Engraving depicting the Selimiye Barracks Hospital, in which Florence Nightingale worked during the Crimean War between
5308539 Engraving depicting the Selimiye Barracks Hospital, in which Florence Nightingale worked during the Crimean War between 1854-1857; (add.info)

Engraving depicting Omar Pasha leading his troops across the Ingour during the Crimean War
3077579 Engraving depicting Omar Pasha leading his troops across the Ingour during the Crimean War; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Omar Pasha Latas (1806-1871) an Ottoman general and governor

Lord John Russell, 1854
3585532 Lord John Russell, 1854; (add.info.: Lord John Russell (1792-1878). English statesman, In February 1854 he introduced a new Reform Bill, but had to withdraw it in April of the same year

Portrait of George Lacy Evans
863560 Portrait of George Lacy Evans; (add.info.: George Lacy Evans (1787-1870) British general, born at Moig, Ireland. In the Napoleonic Wars he served in the Peninsular campaign

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, 19th century (engraving)
865192 George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860). Scottish statesman and diplomat

John Sutherland (left) and Robert Rawlinson
865049 John Sutherland (left) and Robert Rawlinson; (add.info.: In the Crimea'. John Sutherland (1808-1891) British physician and sanitary reformer, left

Lionel Seymour William Dawson-Damer (1832-1892)
864781 Lionel Seymour William Dawson-Damer (1832-1892); (add.info.: Lionel Seymour William Dawson-Damer (1832-1892), British soldier and gentleman of leisure

Portrait of G.W.F. Charles
864220 Portrait of G.W.F. Charles; (add.info.: George William Frederick Charles, 2nd Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904); English soldier; cousin of Queen Victoria; field-marshal; commander-in-chief of

Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and her children receive war veterans from Crimea, 1855
1581437 Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and her children receive war veterans from Crimea, 1855; (add.info.: Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and her children receive war veterans from Crimea)

Prince Mikhail Dmitrievich, 1854
1581430 Prince Mikhail Dmitrievich, 1854; (add.info.: Prince Mikhail Dmitrievich (1795-1861), brother of the last named was appointed commander-in-chief of the Russian troops which occupied Moldavia

French encampment at the Crimean Peninsula during the Crimean War 1854
1578766 French encampment at the Crimean Peninsula during the Crimean War 1854; (add.info.: French encampment at the Crimean Peninsula during the Crimean War 1854); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 1854
1581414 Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 1854; (add.info.: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visit casualties from the Crimean War in a London hospital.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Westminster Scholars War Memorial, Westminster School, London (engraving)
8677195 Westminster Scholars War Memorial, Westminster School, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Westminster Scholars War Memorial)

Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons, British admiral (engraving)
8676817 Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons, British admiral (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons (1790-1858), British admiral

Aimable Pelissier, French general (engraving)
8676515 Aimable Pelissier, French general (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aimable Pelissier, Duc de Malakoff (1794-1864)

The interior of a Russian military hospital
5307985 The interior of a Russian military hospital.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the interior of a Russian military hospital, Sebastopol, during the Crimean War. Dated 19th century)

Crimean War (Russo - Turkish War) 1853 - 1856
2603806 Crimean War (Russo - Turkish War) 1853 - 1856; (add.info.: Crimean War (Russo - Turkish War) 1853 - 1856: The Russian bubble burst by the victory of the Allies at the Battle of Alma

Russian Canon used at Sebastopol, during the Crimean War, 1854
3508051 Russian Canon used at Sebastopol, during the Crimean War, 1854; (add.info.: captured, Russian Canon used at Sebastopol, during the Crimean War 1854.); Universal History Archive.

The Statesman who ended the Crimean War
3521731 The Statesman who ended the Crimean War; (add.info.: The Statesman who ended the Crimean War at the Congress of Paris. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Battle of Inkerman (1854), 19th century (Epinal print)
THT4305432 Battle of Inkerman (1854), 19th century (Epinal print); (add.info.: Battle of Inkerman during the Crimean War, 1854. Epinal print. End of the 19th century.); © Jacques Marthelot

Lord John Russell, 1838
3585533 Lord John Russell, 1838; (add.info.: Lord John Russell (1792-1878). English statesman, 1838.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia (litho)
8664029 Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicholas I (1796-1855), Tsar of Russia

Assault on the Malakoff Redoubt (litho)
8664024 Assault on the Malakoff Redoubt (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French assault on the Malakoff Redoubt, Siege of Sevastopol, Crimean War, 1855)

Portrait of James Thomas Brudenell
863541 Portrait of James Thomas Brudenell; (add.info.: James Thomas Brudenell, seventh Earl of Cardigan (1797-1868) English cavalry officer; major-general 1847

Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856
864519 Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856; (add.info.: Crimean (Russo-Turkish) War 1853-1856. Plan of the harbour and town of Sebastopol (Sevastopol)

Battle of the Alma (litho)
8670506 Battle of the Alma (litho) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of the Alma)

Alexis Soyer, French chef, inventor and writer (engraving)
8676483 Alexis Soyer, French chef, inventor and writer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexis Soyer (1810-1858), French chef, inventor and writer

Charles Ash Windham, British general and politician (engraving)
8676329 Charles Ash Windham, British general and politician (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Ash Windham (1810-1870)

Wagon carrying equipment for laying telegraph wires, 1854
3479665 Wagon carrying equipment for laying telegraph wires, 1854; (add.info.: Wagon carrying equipment for laying telegraph wires; Crimean war, 1854.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Portrait of Francois Achille Bazaine
3524004 Portrait of Francois Achille Bazaine; (add.info.: Portrait of Francois Achille Bazaine (1811-1888) a French general and a Marshal of France. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Russian Canon used at Sebastopol, during the Crimean War, 1854
3508052 Russian Canon used at Sebastopol, during the Crimean War, 1854; (add.info.: captured, Russian Canon used at Sebastopol, during the Crimean War 1854.); Universal History Archive.

Lord John Russell, 1850
3585535 Lord John Russell, 1850; (add.info.: John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, (1792 - 1878), known as Lord John Russell before 1861

Arm camp near Sevastopol during the Crimean War, 19th century (Epinal print)
THT4305507 Arm camp near Sevastopol during the Crimean War, 19th century (Epinal print); (add.info.: Arm camp near Sevastopol during the Crimean War (Ukraine). Epinal print

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"The Crimean War: A Glimpse into the Valley of Death and Heroism" In the annals of history, one event stands out as a symbol of bravery and tragedy – the Charge of the Light Brigade. On that fateful day, 25th October 1854, amidst the chaos and carnage of war, a group of British cavalrymen rode valiantly towards their destiny at Balaclava. The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders formed The Thin Red Line, an unwavering defense against enemy forces. Their resolute stance became legendary in this battle-scarred landscape. In Lord Alfred Tennyson's poem "Charge of the Light Brigade, " he immortalized their heroism for generations to come. As wood engravings from a bygone era depict, it was indeed a sight to behold – The Charge of the British Light Cavalry Brigade thundering across Balaklava. With courage in their hearts and swords raised high, they charged headlong into danger without hesitation or fear. The Valley of Death loomed before them like an abyss filled with uncertainty. Yet these brave soldiers pressed on relentlessly through its treacherous terrain. It was here that Florence Nightingale emerged as a beacon of hope amidst despair; her lamp guiding injured soldiers towards salvation. Maps from 1855 reveal the vast theater where this conflict unfolded – Crimea became synonymous with bloodshed and sacrifice. Artists like Hayes captured poignant moments such as The Charge during Battle at Balaclava - horses galloping fiercely while bullets whizzed past them. Amongst all this chaos stood The Black Watch - Forward. The 42nd. They fought gallantly at Alma, etching their name in history alongside other heroes who faced death with unwavering resolve. The Crimean War left an indelible mark on humanity's collective memory - tales abound about valor displayed under impossible circumstances.