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crimean war revision
key leaders / individuals ?
leaders
lord raglan
led in the battle of alma
after RU abandon the battle, Raglan is too indecisive to follow them and push the victory
didnt understand what the FR were doing, so told the men to lie down to reduce casualties
charge of the light brigade
assumed that RU movement of GB guns in causeway heights was them abandoning, said he wanted cavalry to move forward to stop RU getting guns
siege of sevastopol
wanted to attack sevastopol immediately after alma, was persuaded to wait by allies and went along to protect alliance
argues for an attack on sevastopol, but FR commander delays it
warms about dangers of crimean winter, is ignored
crimean winter
had expressed concerns about spending winter in crimea
attempted to fix crimean winter issues, but did not inform gov enough or ask for enough help
mens morale was lowered after not seeing him much
against reform, attempted to stay within wellingtons outdated traditions
chose to settle in balaklava, where transport was difficult
only lost 10 men during charge of heavy brigade
reporters
roger fenton - photography
images exposed bad fighting conditions
increased empathy for soldiers
led to questions about purpose of war and leadership quality
did not include action shots , all classes of soldier , or the whole reality of the war
took images for the purpose of selling
took photos of men in winter coats after the winter - he was not there for the winter or any major battles
no images of injury or death
william russell - reporting
wrote unfairly that Raglan was entirely incompetent and incapable of leading an army
reports exposed the suffering of the crimean winter
work on the cholera outbreak led to public pressure that led to women being accepted into medicine
reports led to MP claiming 23,000 of 32,000 men were unfit for war
large part in establishing war correspondence
reports on bad medical care led to 1000's being raised to support
medicine
florence nightingale
how ready for war ?
ready for war
strength of royal navy
GB + FR had rifle 3x as strong as RU's
HMS wellington worlds most powerful battleship
navy slightly reformed to have better conditions
not ready for war
navy much smaller since 1815c
commissariat relied on lying and unreliable contractors
GB have not fought a major war since 1815
military administration has not been reformed and was unreliable
poor service conditions meant that recruitment was difficult
lord raglan was inexperienced
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