crimea 40q Flashcards
what was the BEF?
the British Expeditionary Force
what did the Ordnance Board deal with?
supplying weaponry and equipment to the Army
how long was an infantrymen expected to serve?
21 years
which rifle replaced the Minie rifle?
Enfield
who was Tsar of Russia in 1854?
Nicholas I
who did Russia look to take land off of?
the Ottomans
what territories did Russia take from the Ottomans?
Moldavia
Wallachia
where did the British stop on their way to Crimea?
Varna
Malta
who led the Russians at Alma?
Menshikov
who disagreed with Raglan at Alma?
Lucan
who led the light brigade?
Cardigan
who led the heavy brigade?
Scarlett
why was Balaclava important?
was a deep sea port
what was constructed on the Causeway Heights?
6 redoubts
where did Russians get guns to defend Sevastopol?
their own warships that were scuttled
when did the allies start bombarding Sevastopol?
17 October 1854
which general opposed assault on Sevastopol?
Canrobert
who was in charge of 93rd Highlanders?
Campbell
how many of heavy brigade charged the Russians?
800
what valley did the Charge of the Light Brigade occur at?
North Valley
which poet wrote a poem on the light brigade?
Alfred Lord Tennyson
which ridge was attacked by the Russians on 5 November?
Inkerman
who assured Raglan about the climate in Crimea?
Duke of Newcastle
what ship carrying hay was lost in a storm?
Progress
what did Samuel Peto do?
build a railway from Balaclava
who died from Dysentery?
Raglan
what diseases spread easily in British camps?
Cholera
Typhus
who allied with Britain and France in 1855?
Austria
when was an armistice agreed?
Feb 1856
