After the British army broke through the Russian army's fire blockade, the battle situation immediately took a 180-degree turn. The Russian army, which had an absolute advantage, was timid when facing a small group of British troops who were not afraid of death!
Can you believe that hundreds of British light cavalry in scattered formations can cause chaos to the legendary heroic and fighting Cossacks!
It can only be said that the Cossacks are really scum. The habits of the nomads make them fight with the wind. They are good at bullying ordinary people. Once they encounter a truly well-disciplined regular army, they will act in minutes.
For example, at this time, it was clear that the Cossacks had an overwhelming advantage of five to one over the British light cavalry, but when faced with the few spearheads of the British light cavalry that rushed over, the ragtag group immediately fell into chaos.
The first reaction of most of the Cossacks when they saw the British troops was to turn their horses and run away immediately. However, as soon as they turned around, they found that their way back was blocked by Russian hussars.
In order to survive, they did not hesitate to take out their muskets, aim at the hussars blocking the road, and fire fiercely. The Russian hussars were confused. Before they understood what happened in front, they were confused by their pig teammates. Suddenly they
They also lost their position and started to panic, then turned around and started to run away, only to run into other cavalry units behind them.
As a result, the entire Russian cavalry began to trample on each other and fled in the direction of Chalgen. Some of them tried to pull up the cannon, but were immediately dispersed by the sturdy British light cavalry.
The chaotic Russian army fled until they reached the Chornaya River before they could catch their breath. At this time, the Russian artillery on the high ground by the river witnessed the great rout of the Russian cavalry:
They kept trampling on each other there, and the chaos continued unabated. At the entrance to the Chalgen ravine, four hussars and Cossacks were huddled together. In this mass of confusion there were a few isolated places.
, you can tell they are British by their red uniforms.
They were probably as surprised as we were at what was happening in front of them... The enemy quickly came to the conclusion that they did not have to worry about these frightened hussars and Cossacks. After getting tired of slashing and killing, they actually decided to follow the original
The road returned, once again passing through a crossfire of cannon and rifle fire.
There are almost no words to describe the achievements of these crazy cavalry. During the attack, they lost almost a quarter of their troops, but they had no sense of danger and loss. They quickly organized the team and returned, passing through the land again.
It is an open space for dead and wounded comrades.
With frightening courage, these ferocious lunatics set off again, and not a single living, even wounded, British cavalry surrendered. It took a long time for our Cossacks and Hussars to recover, and they
They had always thought that the enemy's entire cavalry force was chasing them, but when they learned that it was only a small group of enemies who defeated them who were not afraid of death, they became furious and refused to admit the fact.
Next came the eye-popping time. After waking up from the panic, the angry Cossacks were unwilling to return to the battlefield to prove themselves. Instead, they found other things to do, such as capturing prisoners of war and killing the wounded lying on the ground.
And the British army's war horses were gathered and sold.
All I can say is that these scumbags are really a bunch of rubbish, and they can’t do anything serious except grinding the lower limit.
When the British light cavalry returned to the crossfire network in the canyon, Liplandi completely despaired of the Cossacks and hussars and ordered the Polish lancers to intercept the British troops.
However, after witnessing the feats of the British army, the Polish lancers had little confidence in fighting these fierce cavalry. They only attacked a small group of British wounded soldiers, but did not move when the large group of troops passed by.
It can be said that the British army returned to their own position safely without any hindrance. Only 113 of the 661 light cavalry who participated in the charge were killed, 134 others were injured, and 40 were injured.
Five people were captured, and 362 batches of horses were missing or killed.
This number is not much higher than that of the Russian army (the Russian army lost 180 people). Even after witnessing the battle between the two sides, you can only say that the Russian army lost the Crimean War not without reason.
The Russian army, which has always been immersed in the victory of 1812, has inferior equipment, inferior morale, and even inferior military discipline. When encountering a slightly braver enemy, it will collapse without a fight. Many times, the Russian army is scared to death by its own timidity.
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What's funny is that the Russian army, which performed so poorly, believed that the victory in the Battle of Balaklava belonged to them.
Of course, from an overall strategic perspective, the Russian army has indeed partially achieved its strategic goal. It is wedged between the coalition's Sevastopol frontline position and the rear Balaclava supply line, occupying the favorable terrain of the causeway highlands, and can threaten it at any time.
The coalition's supply lines interrupted the coalition's attack on Sevastopol.
It's just that these results are actually barely noticeable. Objectively speaking, the Russian army has indeed achieved the above. But if you look at it in detail, you will find that this thing is not enough at all and cannot explain any problems.
After all, Menshikov's original plan was to seize Balaklava and cut off the supplies of the coalition forces, but in the end, in addition to bullying the Turks, he collapsed when he encountered a small number of British troops. Even if the main force of the British cavalry had not followed up, Russia
Military cavalry such as Liplandi's troops are completely likely to be made dumplings.
It can only be said that the British commander Raglan's problem is not as big as usual. He who was watching the battle clearly saw the poor performance of the Russian army and should know that if more troops were invested in the assault, it would be possible to defeat the Russian army in one fell swoop.
Not only can it retake the Causeway Heights fortress occupied by the Russian army, it can even bite the Russian army hard and drive the Russian army away in one fell swoop, completely ensuring the safety of the supply line, and then there will be no need for anything like the Battle of Inkelman later.
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The Russian army was still complacent, thinking that occupying the causeway heights and killing "a large number" of British light cavalry was a brilliant victory. After learning this good news, Menshikov immediately ordered an Orthodox parade to be held in Sevastopol
, placing captured British cannons on display in the streets.
In addition, the Russian soldiers also displayed other trophies, such as coats, swords, uniforms, helmets, boots and military horses pulled from the corpses of British soldiers.
This somewhat self-deceptive victory actually boosted the morale of Sevastopol’s soldiers and civilians, so it was considered a happy funeral!
In addition, Menshikov announced the good news to St. Petersburg with great fanfare. When Nicholas I received the good news at the Gatchina Palace, he was so excited that tears filled his eyes, and he suddenly burst into tears in front of the queen and many ladies.
Kneel down before the cross and shed tears.
So much so that the empress, several princesses and other ladies thought that Sevastopol had fallen, and they all quickly knelt down and cried bitterly with Nicholas I.
After a lot of trouble and figuring out the situation, everyone was dumbfounded and could only accompany Nicholas I to hold a thanksgiving prayer ceremony to celebrate the victory...