Crimean War Collection (page 8)

Eupatoria - (Custom-House) Quarters of Captain Payne's Detachment of Marines, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Eupatoria - (Custom-House) Quarters of Captain Payne's Detachment of Marines, 1854. Yevpatoria is a city in Western Crimea on the Black Sea

Sortie of the Russians from Sebastopol - General Sir De Lacy Evans and staff, October 26, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sortie of the Russians from Sebastopol - General Sir De Lacy Evans and staff, October 26, 1854. Crimean War: British officers on the battlefield

General Canrobert, Commander-in-Chief of the French Forces in the Crimea, 1854. Creator: Unknown
General Canrobert, Commander-in-Chief of the French Forces in the Crimea, 1854. Portrait of Francois Certain Canrobert. This distinguished officer, who has succeeded the late Marshal St

Ball at Guildhall, in aid of the Patriotic Fund, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Ball at Guildhall, in aid of the Patriotic Fund, 1854. Fundraising event in London during the Crimean War, ...for the relief of the widows

Naval Attack on the Russian Fort of Petropaulovski, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Naval Attack on the Russian Fort of Petropaulovski, [Kamchatka], 1854. Crimean War. French and English warships: L'Obligator; Virago; Eurydice

Sortie of the Russians from Sebastopol, October 26, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sortie of the Russians from Sebastopol, October 26, 1854. Crimean War. The Russian prisoners relate that General Luders, thinking he had gained a victory...sent a grandiloquent account of the affair

The Action at Balaclava - Charge of the Scots Greys, October 25, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Action at Balaclava - Charge of the Scots Greys, October 25, 1854. Crimean War:..the moment when the command was given to charge the Russian columns...The numbers [of Russian soldiers] opposed to

Vale leading to Inkerman, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Vale leading to Inkerman, 1854. Crimean War, ruins at Kalamita. Here is truly a city of caverns, for the white rocks that look over the bay of Aktiar (which, translated, signifies White Rocks)

The Allied Troops preparing to silence Inkerman, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Allied Troops preparing to silence Inkerman, 1854. Crimean War, extract from Lord Raglan's dispatch: The morning was extremely dark, with a drizzling rain

Charge of the Chasseurs d'Afrique, October 25, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Charge of the Chasseurs d'Afrique, October 25, 1854. Crimean War, Battle of Balaclava, extract from French commander Canrobert's description

The late Captain Lewis Edward Nolan, 15th Hussars, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The late Captain Lewis Edward Nolan, 15th Hussars, 1854. British officer killed in the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War. Poor Lewis Nolan has gone to his rest

Fitting out "The Caesar", between decks, at Portsmouth, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Fitting out "The Caesar", between decks, at Portsmouth, 1854. British warship being prepared for service in the Crimean War

H.M. Screw Line-of-Battle Ship "Caesar", 90, at Portsmouth, 1854. Creator: Edward Duncan. H.M
H.M. Screw Line-of-Battle Ship "Caesar", 90, at Portsmouth, 1854. British warship being prepared for service in the Crimean War

Siege of Sebastopol - map, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Siege of Sebastopol - map, 1854. Crimean War. The Black Sea, town and harbour of Sebastopol, Rivers Belbec, Katchka and Alma, Balaklava, roads to Eupatoria and Simferopol, Barren Steppes

The Action at Balaclava, October 25 - First Charge of Heavy Cavalry, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Action at Balaclava, October 25 - First Charge of Heavy Cavalry, 1854. Crimean War. The Russian cavalry, about 4000 in number

The Siege of Sebastopol - general view, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - general view, 1854. Crimean War. Map showing the Russian-held ports of Sebastopol and Balaclava, harbours and warships

The Siege of Sebastopol - portion of redoubt, occupied and evacuated by the Russians, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - portion of redoubt, occupied and evacuated by the Russians, 1854. Crimean War. As our cavalry moved on, supported by our artillery

The Siege of Sebastopol - part of Captain Wodehouse's Battery, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - part of Captain Wodehouse's Battery, 1854. Crimean War. British encampment and firing positions. Clouds of smoke on the left indicate fighting

The Light Cavalry Charge at Balaclava, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Light Cavalry Charge at Balaclava, 1854. Crimean War: disastrous communication breakdown. When Lord Lucan received the order from Captain Nolan, and had read it, he asked

The Siege of Sebastopol - Explosion of a Powder Magazine in the English Trenches, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - Explosion of a Powder Magazine in the English Trenches, 1854. Crimean War. Despatch from General Canrobert: Yesterday, at sunrise, we opened fire

Battle of the Alma - sketched from the Mizen-Top of H.M.S. "Retribution", by Lieutenant... 1854
Battle of the Alma - sketched from the Mizen-Top of H.M.S. "Retribution", by Lieutenant Montagu O'Reilly, 1854. Crimean War, scene on 20 September from a British warship

Russian Fleet moored outside the Batteries of Sebastopol, under the guns, September 22, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Russian Fleet moored outside the Batteries of Sebastopol, under the guns, September 22, 1854. Crimean War. Warships on the Black Sea defending the strategic port city

Hospital Ship near the Seraglio, at Constantinople, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Hospital Ship near the Seraglio, at Constantinople, 1854. Crimean War. The English have a spacious and tolerably comfortable hospital near Cadikeiry [where]...they remain till they become

Electric Telegraph for the Seat of War - Plough for Laying the Wire, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Electric Telegraph for the Seat of War - Plough for Laying the Wire, 1854. Crimean War. The appliances for laying out the wire over irregular ground, and through marshes and rivers

Electric Telegraph for the Seat of War - the Waggon, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Electric Telegraph for the Seat of War - the Waggon, 1854. Crimean War. The Electric Telegraph Company have lately supplied Government with a very complete

The Siege of Sebastopol - General Canrobert and Escort, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - General Canrobert and Escort, 1854. Crimean War: commander-in-chief of the French troops....our Artist happened to meet General Canrobert

The Siege of Sebastopol - Gordon's Attack with a Lancaster Gun, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - Gordon's Attack with a Lancaster Gun, 1854. Crimean War: British soldiers with heavy artillery:..on the crest of a precipice, is a one-gun battery

Sebastopol Batteries Firing at an Austrian Vessel, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sebastopol Batteries Firing at an Austrian Vessel, 1854. Crimean War. Allied ship coming under fire from Russian guns at the strategic Black Sea port

Bombardment of Sebastopol - General Sir De Lacy Evans and staff, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Bombardment of Sebastopol - General Sir De Lacy Evans and staff, 1854. Crimean War: mounted British officers. The enemy's magazine in the round tower battery exploded again for the third time

Camp of the Siege Train (General Sir J. Burgoyne), at Sebastopol, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Camp of the Siege Train (General Sir J. Burgoyne), at Sebastopol, 1854. Crimean War. The spirit of over-confidence, which is the characteristic of the British nation will be loth to hear that

Camp of General Sir De Lacy Evans, upon the Heights of Sebastopol, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Camp of General Sir De Lacy Evans, upon the Heights of Sebastopol, 1854. Crimean War....the enemy attempted a reconnoissance, on a larger scale than usual, towards our right

Banks of the Alma, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Banks of the Alma, 1854. Crimean War. The Alma is a tortuous little stream, which has worked its way down through a red clay soil, deepening its course as it proceeds seawards

Eupatoria - the Harbour, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Eupatoria - the Harbour, 1854. Yevpatoria is a city in Western Crimea on the Black Sea. It was the first port landed at by the allies during the Crimean War

The Coast North of Sebastopol, and New Earth Batteries, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Coast North of Sebastopol, and New Earth Batteries, 1854. Crimean War. Map of the strategic Black Sea port, ...sketched on board H.M.S

New Russian Works, 1854. Creator: Unknown
New Russian Works, 1854. Crimean War. Map showing the besieged Black Sea port of Sebastopol. English, French and Turkish ships are ranged across the entrance to the harbour

The Siege of Sebastopol - Valley of Inkerman, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - Valley of Inkerman, 1854. Crimean War. Landscape around the besieged Black Sea port, showing: English Sentries; Ruins of Inkerman; Cossack Field Guns; River Inkerman...The

Ruined Cottage off Sebastopol, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Ruined Cottage off Sebastopol, 1854. Crimean War. Allied troops bivouac near a derelict building. From "Illustrated London News", 1854

The Quarries Field, Head-Quarters of Lord Raglan, off Sebastopol, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Quarries Field, Head-Quarters of Lord Raglan, off Sebastopol, 1854. Crimean War: Fitzroy HJ Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, Master-General of the Ordnance of British Troops in the Crimea

The Siege of Sebastopol - Working Party of Highlanders and Sailors in the 21-Gun Battery, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - Working Party of Highlanders and Sailors in the 21-Gun Battery, 1854. Crimean War....the French...opened heavily on the Quarantine Battery

Sebastopol during the Siege - general view, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sebastopol during the Siege, 1854. Crimean War: the Black Sea, the battlefield, allied and Russian positions: "Twelve Apostles" (three-decker [warship]); Barracks; Gordon's Battery

Sebastopol during the Siege - general view, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sebastopol during the Siege - general view, 1854. Crimean War. View of warships on the Black Sea, the battlefield, and positions of the allies and the Russians

Capes Pherient and Aia, and Balaclava Bay, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Capes Pherient and Aia, and Balaclava Bay, 1854. Crimean War. Cape Fiolent and Cape Aya, headlands at the entrance to Balaclava Harbour on the Black Sea. From "Illustrated London News", 1854

Entrance to Balaclava Harbour, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Entrance to Balaclava Harbour, 1854. Crimean War. The town of Balaclava is situated close to the harbour, along the foot of the mountain, but it is not provided with good water

Balaclava - view inside the port, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Balaclava - view inside the port, 1854. Crimean War. View of the'...inside of the port, which is only accessible through a very narrow circuitous channel, in the form of the letter S

Balaclava Harbour, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Balaclava Harbour, 1854. Crimean War....Balaclava has been completely changed into a Greek town...[It] is situated close to the harbour, along the foot of the mountain

Opening of the Bombardment of Sebastopol - Chapman's Battery, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Bombardment of Sebastopol - Chapman's Battery, 1854. Crimean War. The Russian fire, though well directed

The "Agamemnon" and "Sanspareil" attacking Sebastopol, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The "Agamemnon" and "Sanspareil" attacking Sebastopol, 1854. Crimean War: Royal Navy ships....the Agamemnon...opened fire from her large pivot gun on the "Wasp" Fort

Allegorical Picture, by Absolon and Fenton, painted for the Inauguration Dinner...Nov. 9, 1854. Creator: A. J. Mason
Allegorical Picture...painted for the Inauguration Dinner of the Lord Mayor, in Guildhall, Nov. 9, 1854. Patriotic tableau in the Great Banqueting-hall to mark the term of Sir Francis Graham Moon as

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