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battle, notable, nineteenth century

Thin Red Line

Thin Red Line was a battle fought on 25 October 1854 in what is now Russia. It was part of the Crimean War, which ran from 1853 to 1856. The recorded result: British victory.

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Painting entitled The Thin Red Line, oil on canvas, by Robert Gibb, 1881
Painting entitled The Thin Red Line, oil on canvas, by Robert Gibb, 1881. Robert Gibb, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought25 October 1854
WhereRussia44.523N, 33.599E
OutcomeBritish victory
Part ofCrimean WarBattle of Balaclava

Where it sits in the Crimean War

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29 placed engagements of the Crimean War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date25 October 1854
PlaceRussia
44.523N, 33.599E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Thin Red LineThin Red LineCharge of the Light BrigadeSiege of CembaloBattle of BalaclavaBattle of InkermanBattle of MalakoffSiege of CembaloBattle of MalakoffSimferopolYevpatoriyaDzhankoy100 km44.523N, 33.599E
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between 1434 and 1941.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1854

Thin Red Line is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 425 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2634456, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Thin Red Line (Battle of Balaclava), revision 1370750269, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.