Battle of Balaclava

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Balaclava was an 1854 Crimean War engagement in which the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade took place, symbolizing both bravery and disastrous military miscommunication.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military engagement →
associatedWith	Alfred, Lord Tennyson →
belligerent	French Empire → Ottoman Empire → Russian Empire → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland →
campaign	Crimean campaign of 1854–1855 →
causeOf	heavy British cavalry casualties → political controversy in Britain →
commander	General Pavel Liprandi → George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan → James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan → Lord Raglan →
conflict	Crimean War →
countryAtTime	Russian Empire →
date	25 October 1854 →
followedBy	Battle of Inkerman →
hasCasualties	significant British casualties → significant Russian casualties →
historicalPeriod	19th century →
inspiredWork	The Charge of the Light Brigade →
involvedUnit	93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot → British Heavy Brigade → British Light Brigade → Ottoman infantry units → Russian cavalry →
location	Crimea → Russian Empire → near Balaclava →
militaryTheater	Black Sea theater of the Crimean War →
notableEvent	Charge of the Heavy Brigade → Charge of the Light Brigade → Thin Red Line →
notedFor	heroic but futile cavalry assault → miscommunication of orders to the Light Brigade →
objective	defence of the port of Balaclava → protection of Allied supply lines to Sevastopol →
partOf	Crimean War → Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) →
precededBy	Battle of Alma →
result	inconclusive → strategic Allied success in maintaining siege lines → tactical Russian success in some sectors →
symbolizes	bravery → disastrous military miscommunication →
tacticalFeature	cavalry charges in the North Valley → use of redoubts on the Causeway Heights →
year	1854 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Colin Campbell →	battle
Battle of Alma →	followedBy
Crimean War →	hasPart
Lord Raglan →	notableBattle
Charge of the Light Brigade →	partOf
Battle of Inkerman →	precededBy
William Howard Russell →	wroteAbout