October 25 in the history of the Motherland, the Battle of Balaclava took place - the largest battle of the Crimean War. The Battle of Balaclava became one of the largest battles of the Crimean War of 1853–1856 between the allied forces of Great Britain, France and Turkey on the one hand, and Russia on the other. The city and port of Balaklava, located 15 km south of Sevastopol, was the base of the British Expeditionary Force in the Crimea. An attack by Russian troops on the Allied positions at Balaclava could, if successful, lead to the liberation of besieged Sevastopol and the disruption of British supplies. The battle took place in the valleys north of Balaclava, bounded by the low Pedyukhin Mountains, Mount Sapon, and the Black River. It was the first and only battle of the Crimean War in which the Russian soldiers were significantly outnumbered. The Russian division, under the command of infantry general Pavel Petrovich Liprendi, numbered about 16 thousand men. Allied forces, mainly British troops, included two cavalry brigades. Overall command of the British cavalry was exercised by Major General the Earl of Lucan. French and Turkish units also participated in the battle, but their role was not significant. The number of allied soldiers was about two thousand men. The battle began (13) on October 25, 1854 at about five o'clock in the morning, before dawn. In order to cover the too wide front of the attack of the Russian cavalry, the Scottish commander Campbell ordered his soldiers to line up in rows of two, instead of the rows of four prescribed in such cases in the regulations. The first Russian attack was repulsed. But the British general Lord Raglan was very unhappy with the loss of nine guns at the beginning of the battle and ordered to attack Russian positions, which led to tragic results. During the twenty-minute attack, which began at 12:20, two-thirds of the attackers were killed. However, the remnants of the brigade managed to retreat to their original positions in an organized manner.

October 25 in the history of the Motherland, the Battle of Balaclava took place - the largest battle of the Crimean War. The Battle of Balaclava became one of the largest battles of the Crimean War of 1853–1856 between the allied forces of Great Britain, France and Turkey on the one hand, and Russia on the other. The city and port of Balaklava, located 15 km south of Sevastopol, was the base of the British Expeditionary Force in the Crimea. An attack by Russian troops on the Allied positions at Balaclava could, if successful, lead to the liberation of besieged Sevastopol and the disruption of British supplies. The battle took place in the valleys north of Balaclava, bounded by the low Pedyukhin Mountains, Mount Sapon, and the Black River. It was the first and only battle of the Crimean War in which the Russian soldiers were significantly outnumbered. The Russian division, under the command of infantry general Pavel Petrovich Liprendi, numbered about 16 thousand men. Allied forces, mainly British troops, included two cavalry brigades. Overall command of the British cavalry was exercised by Major General the Earl of Lucan. French and Turkish units also participated in the battle, but their role was not significant. The number of allied soldiers was about two thousand men. The battle began (13) on October 25, 1854 at about five o'clock in the morning, before dawn. In order to cover the too wide front of the attack of the Russian cavalry, the Scottish commander Campbell ordered his soldiers to line up in rows of two, instead of the rows of four prescribed in such cases in the regulations. The first Russian attack was repulsed. But the British general Lord Raglan was very unhappy with the loss of nine guns at the beginning of the battle and ordered to attack Russian positions, which led to tragic results. During the twenty-minute attack, which began at 12:20, two-thirds of the attackers were killed. However, the remnants of the brigade managed to retreat to their original positions in an organized manner.