What were the names of the major battles of the Crimean War in order?
Alma, Balaklava, Inkerman
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When was the Battle of the Alma?
September 1854
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Who won the Battle of the Alma?
British and French
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What happened at the Battle of the Alma?
French flanked Russians under French naval protection, British advanced to the front under cannon fire and captured the Great Redoubt, lost the Great Redoubt due to lack of reinforcement, but gained it again
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What technological development allowed an uphill advance at Alma?
Longer-range, faster-firing Minie rifles
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Why didn't the British and French pursue after Alma? (2)
Fear of Russian cavalry, Arnaud wanted to collect equipment
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What was the impact of the lack of pursuit after the Battle of the Alma?
Gave Russians time to reinforce Sebastopol
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When was the Battle of Balaklava?
October 1854
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What were the main 3 events at the Battle of Balaklava?
Thin Red Line, successful heavy cavalry charge, Charge of the Light Brigade
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What did the Russians hope to gain in the Battle of Balaklava?
Control of the Woronzov supply road
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Why did the French command refuse to attack Sebastopol?
Feared strength of Russian defences
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What happened to the Thin Red Line?
Russian cavalry charge, line fired volleys, Russians fled suspecting a larger force
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Who made the Thin Red Line famous?
William Russell
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What happened in the heavy cavalry charge?
Charge uphill, Russian cavalry retreat
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How many British heavy cavalrymen died in the Balaklava charge?
10
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What did the Russian cavalry do after their retreat at Balaklava?
Captured Ottoman guns from redoubts on the Causeway Heights
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Who gave the order for the light brigade to take back the guns?
Raglan
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Who wrote the order for the light brigade to take back the guns?
Airey
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Who delivered the order for the light brigade to take back the guns?
Nolan
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Who recieved the order for the light brigade to take back the guns?
Lucan and Cardigan
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Who 'carried out' the order for the light brigade to take back the guns?
Cardigan
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What did Nolan do during the charge of the light brigade?
Rode ahead to Cardigan, possibly to tell him it was the wrong valley
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Why did Cardigan charge into the wrong valley?
Couldn't see the guns being taken away
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Roughly what proportion of the light brigade became casualties?
Around a half
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What did Cardigan do after the Battle of Balaklava?
Abandoned the cavalry and went to his yacht
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Why did the Charge of the Light Brigade happen?
Communication error
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Who did the press blame for the Charge of the Light Brigade?
Cardigan
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Which side suffered more casualties in the Charge of the Light Brigade?
Russia
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Why could Russia afford high casualties?
Lots of men
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Why did the Light Brigade desire action?
Little service so far in the war, families of men only got pensions if they died in battle (not from disease)
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What was the outcome of Balaklava?
Russia took the Woronzov road, Britain had to use the Kadikoi, weakening of the cavalry
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When was the Battle of Inkerman?
November 1854
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What happened at the Battle of Inkerman?
Russians attacked in the thick fog after hidden movements, and the battle broke down into skirmishes
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What was the nickname for Inkerman?
The soldier's battle
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What was Menshikov's plan at Inkerman?
A two-pronged attack to hold back France and take out the British
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When was the Battle of the Alma?
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September 1854
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Who won the Battle of the Alma?
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What happened at the Battle of the Alma?
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What technological development allowed an uphill advance at Alma?
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