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The Crimean War 1854-56 Flashcards

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What were 3 reasons for poor manpower?

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  • poor pay
  • flogging still allowed
  • overseas service took a long toll on life and health
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Who commanded the Russian force at Alma?

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Prince Menshikov

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Overall, did the British fight well at Alma in mid-September 1854?

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yes overall

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4
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What was Lord Raglan in charge of?

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the British expeditionary force

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5
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Why did the Russians retreat at Alma?

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they were outnumbered

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6
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When did administrative chaos lessen at Sebastopol?

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Spring 1855

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7
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How many British and French troops landed in the Crimea?

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63,000

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8
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When did a great storm occur in the Black Sea near Sebastopol? How many ships were damaged or lost?

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the 14th November 1854,
37 ships were damaged or lost

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9
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What did Raglan want the allies to do after the Battle of Alma?

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March to Sebastopol as soon as the Russians had retreated

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10
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When did Nightingale arrive at Scutari?

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November 1854

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11
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When had Lord Raglan last seen action?

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1815

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12
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When did the allies lay siege to Sebastopol?

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October 1854

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13
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Why was newspaper coverage different in this war?

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the public could read about warfare with immediacy for the first time. Paper costs were dropping (though still unaffordable and inaccessible to most)

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14
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On what day did the Russians attack Inkerman Ridge?

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5th November

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Where were the Russians’ marching towards on the 25th October 1854?

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to Balaclava

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16
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How many nurses went with Florence Nightingale to Scutari?

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38

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17
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What paper did William Russell report for?

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The Times

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18
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Why did the Light Brigade attack a well-defended Russian artillery position at Balaclava?

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a misunderstood order led them to charge

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19
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When was the Battle of Inkerman?

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November 1854

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20
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Over how many yards was the British Enfield rifle accurate?

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400
(4x the Russian muskets)

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21
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Who replaced Lord Aberdeen as PM in January 1855?

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Lord Palmerston

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22
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When was the Royal Commission on the Health of the Army appointed?

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1857

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When did Roger Fenton arrive in the Crimea? What did the government hope he would achieve?

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  1. The government wanted his photos to counter the perceived anti-war reporting of Russell.
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24
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How many men in the Army were ill and wounded compared to the fit by late January 1855?

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There were 11,000 fit men
there were 23,000 ill and wounded men

25
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What diseases were prevalent at Sebastopol?

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Cholera, scurvy, typhus, typhoid and dysentery

26
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What did the British Infantry at Inkerman do?

A

Small units fought much larger numbers of Russians until French troops arrived

27
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When did Britain and France declare war on Russia?

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March 1854

28
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What was the name of Mary Seacole’s establishment outside of Balaclava?

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The British Hotel

29
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What was Mary Seacole’s background?

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She was Jamaican/ Scottish and her mother had taught her herbal remedies - she had experience in medicine treating cholera patients in the 1840s and 50s and borrowed money to help in the Crimea after being rejected by the war office

30
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What was there a bad shortage of at Sebastopol?

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firewood and tents

31
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When was the Nightingale training school set up?

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in 1860

32
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When did the government introduce reforms which led to merit-based promotion?

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after 1856

33
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How many of the Infantry Divisional Commanders were under 60?

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1 out of 5. This 1 was Queen Victoria’s cousin with no experience.

34
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What were death rates like at Nightingale’s hospital? What changed in March 1855?

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they continued to rise and were the highest in the region until March 1855 when a Sanitary Commission flushed out the sewers and improved the ventilation

35
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How large was the British army which first sailed to the Crimea?

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26,000 men

36
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When did Lord Raglan die? (of what)

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28th June 1855 (of dysentery)

37
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How many men were killed in the charge of the light brigade?

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110 killed (664 wounded and 58 captured)

38
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When did the system of purchasing commissions end?

A

Cardwell’s reforms 1871

39
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What weaknesses of the British Army were made clear at Alma?

A

some officers led poorly and many troops were untrained

40
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how many people or departments were responsible for military administration during the Crimean War?

A

8

41
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When did Prime Minister Lord Aberdeen resign and why?

A

In January 1855 because it was voted to set up a committee to inquire into the conduct of the war

42
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How many years of service were required in the army at the time of the Crimean War?

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21 for infantry
24 for cavalry

43
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What did Russell’s reports about Sebastopol highlight?

A

the terrible conditions for the soldiers
the ineffective medical care
the mismanagement of supplies
the troop’s bravery

44
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Who criticised Raglan in December 1854?

A

John Delane - editor of the Times

45
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What caused the Russians to retreat at Inkerman?

A

French troops arrived to back up the British

46
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When was the siege of Sebastopol?

A

1854-55

47
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Which section of the British Army drove back the Russian cavalry at Balaclava?

A

the Heavy brigade

48
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How far was it from Balaclava to the siege lines?

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6 miles

49
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How many of the Divisional Commanders had led anything larger than a battalion previous to the Crimean War?

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only 2 of them

50
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When was Sebastopol captured? When had attacks failed?

A

September 1855 captured (the Russians abandoned it)
Attacks had failed in June

51
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Who failed to supply the troops with food ,fuel, tents and clothing?

A

Incompetent Commissariat officials

52
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When was the Battle of Balaclava?

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October 25th 1854

53
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Casualties at Inkerman?

A

Russian - 11,000
British - 2457
French - 880

54
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When was the Battle of Alma?

A

mid-September 1854

55
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How large was the charitable fund Nightingale managed?

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£30,000

56
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Who was Roger Fenton?

A

the first official war photographer

57
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What was the main difference between Nightingale and Seacole?

A

Nightingale came from the British upper class whilst Seacole came from a British colony - their backgrounds were polar opposite

58
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What were the barracks like?

A

overcrowded and unsanitary

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