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168 years ago, the Crimean War began. The most significant and researched military engagement of the Victorian period, the Crimean War was the result of complex international relations between the UK, Russia, France, Sardinia, and the Ottoman Empire. The war took place on the Crimean Peninsula surrounded by the Black Sea, an area now internationally recognised as part of Ukraine, although ruled de facto by Russia.<\/p>\n
The Highland Regiments played a crucial role in securing an allied victory, despite facing brutal conditions and inflated expectations; read on to discover a brief histoy of the Crimean War, and the heroic role of the Highland Brigade.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\n As the Ottoman Empire began to lose its international significance, Russia seized the opportunity to expand further into the Middle East. Britain and France interpreted this as a threat to crucial trade routes to India and East Asia. Religious tensions were also at play: the Holy Lands of the Middle East including Jerusalem and Palestine were under Turkish control. These sites were considered sacred to both Orthodox Russians and Turkish Catholics; Russia demanded equal access to these locations, and insisted that Czar Nicholas I be recognised as a protector of all Orthodox Christians throughout the Ottoman Empire. The Sultan refused his demands, and Turkey declared war on Russia.<\/p>\n In the early stages of the war, Russia implemented brutal tactics against the Turks which helped to cement British and French favour against the Russians. The aggressive Russian tactics forced Britain to take protective action over its trade routes, whilst France saw an opportunity to take revenge for Napoleon\u2019s unsuccessful attempt to invade Russia in 1812<\/a>. France and Britain entered the war, allied with Turkey, in March 1854.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”CRIMEA MEDAL” image=”https:\/\/www.thehighlandersmuseum.com\/newversion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Lieutenant-Colonel-P-Percival-79th-Camerons-Crimea-Medal-with-Sebastopol-Balaclava-and-Alma-clasps-163×300.jpg” alt=”Lieutenant Colonel P Percival 79th Camerons – Crimea Medal with Sebastopol Balaclava and Alma clasps” _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” header_text_align=”center” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n This Crimea Medal with three clasps was awarded to Lieutenant Colonel P Percival of the 79th Camerons.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” custom_padding=”27px|||||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_font_size=”27px” header_3_letter_spacing=”2px” header_3_line_height=”1.2em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Over 60,000 allied troops arrived in Crimea expecting to make light work of Russia\u2019s military. En route to capture Sevastopol, which was home to a powerful Russian Naval port, the allies faced their first Russian encounter; the Battle of Alma lasted just three hours and forced the Czar\u2019s army to retreat.<\/p>\n A year into the conflict, at the Battle of Balaklava, Field Marshal Sir Colin Campbell<\/a> famously instructed his men to \u201cdie where you stand,\u201d whilst repelling the Russian advance. This victory was quickly overshadowed by the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade (immortalised by Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poem<\/a>) that saw the British mistakenly attack a well-equipped, heavily-defended valley of awaiting Russians \u2013 270 out of 670 British soldiers were killed or injured.<\/p>\n The Russians retreated again following the Battle of Inkerman, where 12,000 Russian soldiers lost their lives. The Czar\u2019s army eventually gave out in the summer of 1855; after a final confrontation with the French, the Russians burned their remaining ships in Sevastopol and admitted defeat. The Treaty of Paris was signed in March 1856, bringing an end to a brutal and costly war.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”NIGHT CAP” image=”https:\/\/www.thehighlandersmuseum.com\/newversion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Night-Cap-2-219×300.jpg” alt=”Night Cap” _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” header_text_align=”center” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n This colourful woollen night cap was worn by a soldier of the 72nd Highlanders during the Crimean War.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#e5e5e5″ custom_padding=”27px|||||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_font_size=”27px” header_3_letter_spacing=”2px” header_3_line_height=”1.2em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The 79th Cameron Highlanders embarked for the Crimea in 1854, joining Campbell\u2019s Highland Brigade in Bulgaria in June 1854; they arrived at Crimea\u2019s Kalamita Bay on the 14th of September 1854. Their first confrontation was the Battle of Alma, after which they worked alongside the allies to take the port Sevastopol – after a year of often disheartening attempts, Sevastopol finally fell on 8th September 1855.<\/p>\n The 79th also contributed to capture of Kertch and Yenikale. Due to extremely harsh conditions and relentless outbreaks of cholera, of the 367 Camerons lost during the Crimean War, only nine died as a result of enemy action.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”PAINTING OF THE CAMERONS AT ALMA” image=”https:\/\/www.thehighlandersmuseum.com\/newversion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Oil-Painting-Camerons-Alma-300×217.png” alt=”Oil Painting Camerons Alma” _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” header_text_align=”center” background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}” image__hover_enabled=”on|desktop”]<\/p>\n An oil painting of he 79th Cameron Highlanders at the Battle of Alma, 1854 by an unknown artist.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” custom_padding=”27px|||||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”2em” header_3_font_size=”27px” header_3_letter_spacing=”2px” header_3_line_height=”1.2em” custom_padding=”3px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The 72nd Highlanders (Duke of Albany\u2019s) arrived in Balaklava on 29th May 1855, where they joined the 42nd, 79th, and 93rd Highlanders commanded by Sir Colin Campbell. Stationed in the trenches throughout the Battle of Sevastopol, they served alongside the Sardinians at Kamara.<\/p>\n The collaboration of the Highland regiments, which by the end of the war also included the 71st and 92nd, led to the first formation of the wider Highland Brigade.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”SPORRAN OF A 79TH” image=”https:\/\/www.thehighlandersmuseum.com\/newversion\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Sporran-79th-198×300.png” alt=”Sporran 79th” _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” header_text_align=”center” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n This sporran belonged to an Officer of the 79th Highlanders and was worn during the Crimean War in 1855.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.10.6″ background_color=”#1C3377″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”40px|0px|40px|0px|true|false” top_divider_style=”arrow2″ top_divider_color=”#FFFFFF” top_divider_height=”32px” bottom_divider_height=”32px” saved_tabs=”all” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.10.6″ custom_padding=”25px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.10.6″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font=”Barlow Semi Condensed|600|||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#ffffff” header_font_size=”55px” header_line_height=”1.3em” header_2_font=”Barlow Semi Condensed||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_font_size=”35px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” header_3_font=”Barlow Semi Condensed||||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_text_color=”#ffffff” header_3_font_size=”25px” header_3_letter_spacing=”1.2px” header_3_line_height=”1.7em” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||2px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/www.thehighlandersmuseum.com\/?page_id=26169″ button_text=”READ MORE” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”20px” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color=”#b89632″ button_border_color=”#b89632″ button_letter_spacing=”2px” button_icon=”%%20%%” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" To mark 168 years since the outbreak of the Crimean War, discover the causes & events, and the role of the Highlanders<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"2880","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehighlandersmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehighlandersmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehighlandersmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehighlandersmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehighlandersmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehighlandersmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehighlandersmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehighlandersmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehighlandersmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehighlandersmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}THE PROGRESSION OF THE WAR<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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