Struggle in Russia

After the British army broke through the fire blockade of the Russian army, the situation of the battle 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 scattered formations of British light cavalry make the legendary heroic Cossacks in chaos!

It can only be said that things like the Cossacks are really scumbags. The habits of the nomads make them only fight against the wind. They are good at bullying the common people.

For example, at this time, the Cossacks clearly had an overwhelming five-to-one advantage over the British light cavalry, but in the face of the few British light cavalry vanguards who rushed over, the mob immediately fell into chaos.

The first reaction of most Cossacks when they saw the British was to turn their horses and run away immediately, but just as they turned around, they found that the back road was blocked by the Russian hussars.

In order to survive, they pulled out their muskets without hesitation, aimed at the hussars blocking the way and opened fire. The Russian hussars were confused. Before they understood what was going on, they were smeared by the pig teammates. Suddenly, they also panicked. They turned around and started to run away, but they bumped into the back again. other cavalry units.

As a result, the entire Russian cavalry began to trample each other and flee in the direction of Chalken. Some of them tried to pull on the cannon, but were immediately dispersed by the sturdy British light cavalry.

The chaotic Russian army fled to the Cholnaya River to relax. At this time, the Russian artillery on the high ground by the river witnessed the great rout of the Russian cavalry:

They've been stomping on each other there, and the level of confusion has only grown. Four Hussar regiments and Cossack regiments husked together at the entrance to the Chargan Valley. Just a few isolated spots in this chaotic mass, you can tell they're British by their red uniforms.

They were probably as surprised as we were at what was going on in front of them... The enemy quickly concluded that they had nothing to worry about these terrified hussars and Cossacks, tired of hacking and slashing, and decided to follow the original The road returns, again through the crossfire of cannons and rifles.

There are hardly any words to describe the achievements of these mad cavalry. On the way to the attack, they lost almost a quarter of their troops, but they had no sense of the danger or the loss. They quickly organized the team and returned, and re-passed the open space that was full of dead and wounded comrades.

With terrifying courage, these ferocious lunatics set off again, and not a single surviving, even wounded, British cavalry surrendered. It took a long time for our Cossacks and hussars to recover. They had always thought that the entire cavalry force of the enemy was after them, and when they learned that they were defeated by only a small group of enemies who were not afraid of death, they were furious. unwilling to admit the truth.

Next is the time for hot eyes. The angry Cossack woke up from the panic and did not want to return to the battlefield to prove himself. Instead, he found himself some other things to do, such as catching prisoners of war and killing the wounded lying on the ground. And the war horses of the British army were gathered and sold.

It can only be said that these scumbags are really a bunch of garbage, and they can't do anything serious except brush the lower limit.

When the British hussars returned to the canyon to cross the fire net, Liplandi was completely desperate for the Cossacks and hussars, and ordered the Polish Lancers to intercept the British.

However, the Polish Lancers had little confidence to fight against these fierce cavalry after witnessing the feat of the British army. They only attacked a small group of wounded British soldiers, but did not move when the large group passed by.

It can be said that the British army returned to their position safely without any hindrance. The 661 light cavalry who participated in the charge only killed 113 people, and another 134 people were injured and 40 people. Five people were captured, and 362 groups of horses disappeared or were killed.

This number is not much higher than that of the Russian army. Even after witnessing the battle between the two sides, you can only say that the Russian army lost the Crimean War for no reason.

Always immersed in the victory of 1812, the Russian military equipment was not as good as the morale and even the military discipline. When encountering a slightly heroic enemy, it will collapse without a fight. Many times the Russian army is scared to death by its own cowardice.

It's just funny that the Russian army, who behaved so poorly, thinks that the victory of the Battle of Balaclava belongs to itself.

Of course, from the overall strategic point of view, the Russian army has indeed partially achieved its strategic goal, wedged between the coalition’s Sevastopol frontline and the Balaclava supply line in the rear, occupying the favorable terrain of the causeway heights, which can always threaten The coalition's supply line interrupted the coalition's attack on Sevastopol.

It's just that this little achievement is actually reluctant to say, and objectively the Russian army has indeed achieved the above. But if you look at it in detail, you will find that this thing is actually not enough to see and can't explain any problems.

After all, Menshkov's original plan was to seize Balaklava and cut off the supply of the coalition forces, but in the end, in addition to bullying the Turks, he was defeated when he encountered a small number of British troops. Even if the main force of the British cavalry did not follow up, the troops of the Russian cavalry such as Liplandi might have been dumped.

It can only be said that the problem of the British commander Raglan is not a big one. He, who was watching the battle, clearly saw the poor performance of the Russian army. He should know that if he invests more part in the assault, he may completely defeat the Russian army in one fell swoop.

Not only can you retake the causeway highland fortress occupied by the Russian army, but you 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 is absolutely nothing to do with the Battle of Inkerman. ~www.readwn.com~ The Russians were still complacent, believing that occupying the Causeway Heights and killing "a large number" of British light cavalry was a glorious victory. After learning the good news, Menshkov immediately ordered an Orthodox procession in Sevastopol to display captured British cannons on the streets.

In addition, the Russian soldiers also displayed other loot, such as coats, sabers, uniforms, helmets, boots and military horses pulled from the corpses of British soldiers.

This somewhat self-deceiving victory has boosted the morale of the Sevastopol military and civilians, and it can be regarded as a happy funeral!

In addition, Menshkov also announced the good news to St. Petersburg with great fanfare. When Nicholas I received this good news at the Gatchina Palace, he was so excited that he burst into tears. I fell on my knees before the cross and burst into tears.

So much so that the queen, several princesses and other ladies thought that Sevastopol was lost, and everyone hurriedly knelt down and cried together with Nicholas I.

After some tossing and figuring out the situation, everyone was dumbfounded and could only accompany Nicholas I to hold a thanksgiving prayer ceremony to celebrate the victory...