The port of Balaclava was crucial in maintaining the supply lines for the Allied siege of Sevastapol. The Russian attack on it on 25 October 1854 therefore posed a major threat to the survival of the Allied cause. John Sweetman looks at the events, including the immortalised charge of the Light Brigade.
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The port of Balaclava was crucial in maintaining the supply lines for the Allied siege of Sevastapol. The Russian attack on it on 25 October 1854 therefore posed a major threat to the survival of the Allied cause. John Sweetman looks at the events, including the immortalised charge of the Light Brigade.
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