The Thin Red Line

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The Thin Red Line described an episode of the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854, during the Crimean War. In the incident, around 500 men of the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders led by Sir Colin Campbell, aided by a small force of 100 walking wounded, 40 detached Guardsmen, and supported by a substantial force of Turkish infantrymen, formed a line of fire against the Russian cavalry. Previously, Campbell's Highland Brigade had taken part in actions at the Battle of Alma and the Siege of Sevastopol. There were more Victoria Crosses presented to the Highland soldiers at that time than at any other. The event was lionised in the British press and became an icon of the qualities of the British soldier in a war that was arguably poorly managed and increasingly unpopular.

1854  Wikidata
battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Ottoman Empire, 

112th reconnaissance ships, Lava, SM UB-7, Smetlivyy, 

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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    arearegion1300Principality of TheodoroWikidata
    classweaponmilitary dolphinmilitary marine mammal, dolphinWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1434Siege of CembalosiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1475Siege of MangupsiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1830Sevastopol plague uprisingrebellionWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1854Siege of SevastopolRussian Empire, Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Sardinia, Second French Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, siege, naval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1854Battle of Balaclavabattle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Ottoman EmpireWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1854Charge of the Light Brigadebattle, cavalry chargeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1854The Thin Red LineOttoman Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1854Battle of Inkermanbattle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1855Battle of MalakoffbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1855Battle of the ChernayaRussian Empire, Second French Empire, Kingdom of Sardinia, Ottoman Empire, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1855Battle of the Great RedanUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1919Black Sea mutinyAllies of the First World War, Ukrainian People's Republic, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, mutiny, occurrenceWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1941Siege of SevastopolNazi Germany, Soviet Union, Erich von Manstein, Kingdom of Italy, Independent State of Croatia, Ivan Yefimovich Petrov, Kingdom of Romania, siege, Gheorghe Avramescu, Gordey Levchenko, Filipp Oktyabrsky, Francesco MimbelliWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2014Capture of Belbek AirportbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2022Sevastopol attacks (2022–present)bombardment, Armed Forces of Ukraine, chain of eventsWikidata
    eventarmed conflict20222022 drone attack on the Sevastopol Naval BaseArmed Forces of Ukraine, naval battle, drone warfareWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2023Sevastopol Shipyard attackArmed Forces of Ukraine, military strikeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict2023missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet headquartersbombardment, Armed Forces of Ukraine, missile strikeWikidata
    eventwar988Rus'–Byzantine WarByzantine Empire, Kievan Rus', warWikidata
    objectwatercraftGiulio CesareConte di Cavour-class battleship, dreadnought, battleshipWikidata
    objectwatercraftKhmelnytskyiPauk-class corvette, corvetteWikidata
    objectwatercraftSM UB-7Type UB I submarine, U-boatWikidata
    objectwatercraft1969SmetlivyyProject 01090 anti-submarine destroyer, guided missile destroyerWikidata
    objectwatercraft1985Konstantin Olshanskytank landing ship, Ropucha-class landing shipWikidata
    organisationfactory1938Sevastopol Shipyardshipbuilding, ship repair, enterprise, shipyardWikidata
    siteartillery batteryCoastal Mortar Battery No. 7artillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryMatyukhin Batterymemorial, artillery batteryWikidata
    sitefortAsarane BurunIsars of the mountainous Crimea, fortressWikidata
    sitefortBattery 330fortressWikidata
    sitefortBurun Kaiatourist attraction, fortressWikidata
    sitefortCembaloarchaeological site, fortressWikidata
    sitefortCitadelfortressWikidata
    sitefortfortress ensemble of MangupfortressWikidata
    sitefortIsar Bagatourist attraction, ruins, fortressWikidata
    sitefortKastropuloIsars of the mountainous Crimea, ruins, fortressWikidata
    sitefortMerdven-Isarfortress, tourist attraction, ruinsWikidata
    sitefortNorth FortfortWikidata
    sitefortPampuk-KayafortressWikidata
    sitefortSandyk-KayafortressWikidata
    sitefortSuiren FortressfortressWikidata
    sitefortКокія-Ісарruins, fortress, tourist attractionWikidata
    sitefort1840Konstantin BatteryfortressWikidata
    sitefort1845Alexander BatteryfortWikidata
    sitefort1846Museum Mikhailovskaya batterymuseum, fortressWikidata
    sitefort1930Shore Battery No. 30fortressWikidata
    sitefort2010Mikhailovsky ravelinfortressWikidata
    sitemilitary base2003Naval museum complex Balaklavanaval museum, submarine baseWikidata
    sitemuseum1904Siege of Sevastopolmilitary museum, cultural property, cyclorama, museumWikidata
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