William Howard Russell

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William Howard Russell was a pioneering Irish war correspondent for The Times, best known for his influential frontline reporting during the Crimean War.

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instanceOf Irish person
foreign correspondent
journalist
war correspondent
activeYearsEnd late 19th century
activeYearsStart 1840s
awardReceived Order of the Bath
surface form: Companion of the Order of the Bath
birthName William Howard Russell self-link
burialPlace Brompton Cemetery
surface form: Brompton Cemetery, London
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
dateOfBirth 1820-03-28
dateOfDeath 1907-02-11
describedAs pioneering Irish war correspondent for The Times
educatedAt Trinity College Dublin
employer The Times
The Times
surface form: The Times of London
familyName Russell
genre journalism
war reporting
givenName William
hasPublication My Diary North and South
The British Expedition to the Crimea
The War: from the Landing at Gallipoli to the Death of Lord Raglan
honorificTitle Sir
influenced development of modern war journalism
public opinion in Britain about the Crimean War
influencedBy conditions of British troops in Crimea
knownFor exposing conditions faced by British soldiers in the Crimean War
pioneering modern war correspondence
languageOfWorkOrName English
nationality Irish
notableWork Crimean War
surface form: Crimean War frontline dispatches for The Times

reporting on the American Civil War
reporting on the Indian Rebellion of 1857
occupation author
correspondent
placeOfBirth Lilyvale, County Dublin, Ireland
placeOfDeath London, England
positionHeld special correspondent for The Times
reportedConflict American Civil War
Crimean War
Indian Rebellion of 1857
reportedFrom Crimean War battlefields
spouse Harriet Russell
wroteAbout Battle of Balaclava
Charge of the Light Brigade
Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)
surface form: Siege of Sevastopol

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William Howard Russell birthName William Howard Russell self-link
Crimean War involvedPerson William Howard Russell