'The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. The Thin Red Line at Balaclava', 1854, (1939). Artist: Unknown.

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'The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. The Thin Red Line at Balaclava', 1854, (1939). The Thin Red Line was a military action by the British Sutherland Highlanders 93rd (Highland) Regiment at the Battle of Balaklava on 25 October 1854, during the Crimean War. A small force of 200 men led by Sir Colin Campbell and aided by 100 walking wounded, 40 detached Guardsmen and Turkish infantrymen, routed a Russian cavalry charge. From Battles for the Flag, a set of cards given away with British boys' comic The Wizard. [D. C. Thomson & Co., Dundee, 1939]

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Size: 3276px × 2063px
Location: World,Europe,Ukraine,Krym, Avtonomna Respublika,Balaklava
Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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