A history of the events that led to Britain's involvement in the Crimean War against Russia, which led to the siege of Sevastopol and the fierce Battle of Balaclava on October 25, 1854. The battle ended with the heroic, but nearly disastrous, cavalry charge by the British Light Brigade against a Russian artillery battery in a small valley. The brigade was almost wiped out because of bad decisions and sloppy planning by the incompetent British.
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A history of the events that led to Britain's involvement in the Crimean War against Russia, which led to the siege of Sevastopol and the fierce Battle of Balaclava on October 25, 1854. The battle ended with the heroic, but nearly disastrous, cavalry charge by the British Light Brigade against a Russian artillery battery in a small valley. The brigade was almost wiped out because of bad decisions and sloppy planning by the incompetent British.
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