This illustration dates to the early 1920s. The caption reads: The Thin Red Line of Balaklava. This stirring picture shows the gallant siege of the Ninety-third Highlanders at the Battle of Balaklava in the Crimean War. This engagement was fought October 25, 1854, and was the scene of the famous ""Charge of the Light Brigade,"" which Tennyson has immortalized in his poem of that name.
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This illustration dates to the early 1920s. The caption reads: The Thin Red Line of Balaklava. This stirring picture shows the gallant siege of the Ninety-third Highlanders at the Battle of Balaklava in the Crimean War. This engagement was fought October 25, 1854, and was the scene of the famous ""Charge of the Light Brigade,"" which Tennyson has immortalized in his poem of that name.

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UMG25A05_465

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48,0Mo (3,5Mo) / 41,9cm x 28,7cm / 4950 x 3387 (300dpi)

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Balaklava Crimean War Highlanders 93rd Highlanders Battle of Balaklava Crimea Britain British Empire 19th century

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