History of War  |  Issue 52
THE CRIMEAN WAR: EMPIRE'S SCARLET HEROES
On 20 September 1854 the first pitched battle of the Crimean War began. Despite being poorly supplied and receiving inadequate provisions on their
disease-stricken march, the British expeditionary force proved decisive in the attack across the Alma River. Among the waves of troops assaulting the Russian positions were men of the Guards Brigade, who months earlier had paraded before Queen Victoria prior to their gruelling journey east. Although they were to fight ferociously and bravely on several occasions, earning several of them the newly established Victoria Cross, the sick and wounded faced terrible conditions behind the lines and further challenges on their return home.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in History of War Issue 52.