Timeline Wednesday 25 October 1854

Events on Wednesday 25 October 1854 1

• 1854 Battle of Balaclava Charge of the Light Brigade A Russian attempt to break the Allied siege lines at Balaclava led to heavy fighting, including the disastrous Charge of the Light Brigade into well-defended Russian artillery. The charge became one of the most famous episodes of the Crimean War after it was immortalised in verse by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.