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During the Crimean War (1854-56) Russian forces mounted an attack on the British position at Balaklava. A large body of some 3,000 Russian cavalry threatened the road to the harbour of Balaklava itself. The British Heavy Brigade, about 800 strong, consisted of 10 squadrons of heavy cavalry, commanded by Major-General (later General) The Honourable (later Sir) James Yorke Scarlett (1799–1871). Seeing the Russian horsemen halted, and thus vulnerable to attack, Scarlett immediately charged uphill with three of his squadrons, being successively reinforced by the remaining seven squadrons of his Brigade. Reeling from this series of attacks, the Russian cavalry retired in disorder a few minutes later. The painting depicts the action as the first line of the Heavy Brigade crashes into the Russian cavalry.
National Army Museum
London
Title
The Charge of the Heavy Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava, 25 October 1854
Date
1897
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 122.2 x W 213.4 cm
Accession number
NAM. 1994-05-57
Acquisition method
purchased at Sotheby’s, 1994
Work type
Painting
National Army Museum
Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London, Greater London SW3 4HT England
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