Where are the pictures of the battle of balaclava?
There are probably no photographs – just drawings – it was some time ago when photography was in its infancy How Lothian troops led the charge to glory at the Battle of Balaclava Adrian Mather THE year is 1854. In the midst of a chaotic cavalry charge, a young British sergeant gallops through the battlefield, hacking down enemy troops with every stride. Swords clash amid the screams of soldiers, as metal slices flesh and gunshot smoke fills the air. On the ground, a stranded private calls for help as seven enemy soldiers begin to surround him, pointing their sabres at him. Escape looks impossible as the Russian horsemen close in for the kill, but in an instant the sergeant drives into their midst and repels them with a ferocious counter-attack. The battle rages on. The Russians begin to flee and the sergeant spots a dismounted enemy soldier frantically trying to retreat with his comrades. Without a thought for his own safety, he jumps down from his horse and chases after the soldier be
