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The Thin Red Line (Battle of Balaclava)
The Thin Red Line
was a military action by the British
Sutherland Highlanders
93rd (Highland) Regiment
at the
Battle of Balaklava
on 25 October 1854, during the
Crimean War
. In this incident, the 93rd, aided by a small force of
Royal Marines
and some
Turkish
infantrymen, led by
Sir Colin Campbell
, routed a
Russian
cavalry
charge. Previously, Campbell’s
Highland Brigade
had taken part in actions at the
Battle of Alma
and the
Siege of Sevastopol
. There were more
Victoria Crosses
presented to the Highland soldiers at that time than at any other. The event was lionized in the British press and became an icon of the qualities of the British soldier in a war that was poorly managed and increasingly unpopular.
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