'The 17th Lancers. The Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava', 1854, (1939). Artist: Unknown.

'The 17th Lancers. The Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava', 1854, (1939). Artist: Unknown.

2-693-475 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The 17th Lancers. The Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava', 1854, (1939). Battle at Balaklava, Crimean War, Russia, 25 October 1854, with lines of the cavalry advancing straight into a line of cannon fire. Lord Raglan gave the order for the disastrous British cavalry charge, immortalised in Tennyson's poem, in which the Light Brigade suffered 40% casualties. From Battles for the Flag, a set of cards given away with British boys' comic The Wizard. [D. C. Thomson & Co., Dundee, 1939]


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
After
  1. Richard Caton Woodville II: British: Artist, painter

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Ukraine Krym, Avtonomna Respublika Balaklava

  1. 44 31 00 N , 033 35 00 E

Category Hierarchy

History & Politics War & Military Wars, Battles & Events

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History & Politics War & Military Military Figures & Personnel


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 6372x4056
File Size : 75,718kb


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  1. 0580056222
  1. 2-693-475
  1. 2693475

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