Big questions of the Crimean War: into the Valley of Death

Published: July 5, 2023, 11 p.m.

b'You may be familiar with Alfred Lord Tennyson poem, The Charge of the Light Brigade, which famously \\u2013 though not entirely accurately \\u2013 describes the events of the 1854 battle of Balaclava, a key clash in the Crimean War. But how much do you know about the first confrontation along the Danube or the fierce fight to take Sevastopol? In this second episode of this new series charting the key moments in the Crimean War, Professor Andrew Lambert talks to Rachel Dinning about the key battles and encounters that shaped the conflict, as well as the military strategy that informed its outcome.\\n\\nThe HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'