CAMPAIGN SERIES No 6 BALACLAVA 1854

The port of Balaclava was crucial in maintaining the supply lines for the Allied siege of Sevastapol. The Russian attack in October 1854 therefore posed a major threat to the survival of the Allied cause. This book examines in detail the crucial battle of Balaclava, including: the attack on the redoubts; the action of the thin red line in which an assortment of about 700 British troops, some invalids, were abandoned by their Turkish allies; the subsequent charge of the Heavy Brigade; and the most famous part of the battle: the infamous charge of the Light Brigade. Contents: Preparation: Advance to Balaclava * Prelude to Battle * Phase 1: Fall of the Redoubts * Phase 2: The Thin Red Line * Phase 3: Charge of the Heavy Brigade * Phase 4: Charge of the Light Brigade * Aftermath: Counting the Cost * Chronology * A Guide to Further Reading * Wargaming Balaclava.