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Black and white photo by Roger Fenton showing soldiers gathered among rows of tents in a valley encampment during the Crimean War, with rocky hills in the background. Map showing the principal battle sites of the Crimean War (1853-56) around the Black Sea region, including Crimea. The left panel provides a regional view with locations such as Sevastopol, Sinope, and Constantinople marked, while the right panel zooms in on Crimea, highlighting battles at Alma, Balaklava, Inkerman, and the prolonged siege of Sevastopol. The map distinguishes the territories of the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. Grenadier Guards in red uniforms and bearskin hats march with rifles through Trafalgar Square, London, as crowds gather to watch and bid farewell. The National Gallery is visible in the background. Battle of Balaklava Crimean War Crimean War “Lady with the Lamp” Mary Seacole
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Civil War era cannon overlooks Kennesaw Mountain National Battle. (military, artillery, American history)
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Louis IX of France (St. Louis), stained glass window of Louis IX during the Crusades. (Unknown location.)
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D-Day. American soldiers fire rifles, throw grenades and wade ashore on Omaha Beach next to a German bunker during D Day landing. 1 of 5 Allied beachheads est. in Normandy, France. The Normandy Invasion of World War II launched June 6, 1944.
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Tecumseh. Battle of the Thames, Ontario, Canada, and the death of Tecumseh. Col. Richard M. Johnson with the Kentucky volunteers on left battle with Tecumseh and his Native troops. Native American Shawnee chief. North American indian. (See Notes)
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Caption: It May be Turned to Mourning for its Loss. Our picture shows a group of the wounded lately from the Dardanelles, Ottoman Empire (Turkey) at the festivities, ca. 1914-1918. (World War I)
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Crimean War
Encampment of the Horse Artillery, photograph taken by Roger Fenton during...
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Battle sites during the Crimean War (1853−56)
Map showing battle sites and key locations in the Crimean War (1853−56).
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British soldiers leaving for the Crimean War, February 1854.
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Battle of Balaklava
The charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaklava, Crimean War, October...
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Gen. Sir Robert Garrett with officers of the 46th South Devonshire Regiment dining...
Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (Digital file no. cph 3g09297)
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Four Zouaves with their bayonetted rifles during the Crimean War, 1855.
Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin. Roger Fenton Photography Collection (Photography Collection PH-00023).
“Lady with the Lamp”
Florence Nightingale at the Barrack Hospital in Scutari (Üsküdar), writing letters...
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Mary Seacole
Mary Seacole, cartoon in Punch magazine, May 30, 1857.
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