Struggle in Russia

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 British light cavalry spearheads who rushed over, the ragtag group immediately fell into chaos.

The first reaction of most Cossacks when they saw the British army 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 and fire fiercely at the hussars blocking the road. The Russian hussars were confused. They were confused by their pig teammates before they understood what was happening in front of them. They immediately became confused and began to panic. Then they turned around and started to run away, only to be bumped into the back again. other cavalry units.

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 did not catch their breath until they reached the Chornaya River. 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 huddled together. There were a few isolated spots in this chaotic mass of people that you could tell were British by their red uniforms.

They were probably as surprised as we were at what was happening in front of them... The enemy quickly concluded that they had nothing 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 through a crossfire of cannon and rifle fire.

There are almost no words to describe the achievements of these crazy cavalry. They lost almost a quarter of their troops during the attack, but they had no sense of danger or loss. They quickly organized the team and returned, passing through the open space full of dead and wounded comrades again.

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. They had been thinking that the enemy's entire cavalry was pursuing them. When they learned that they were defeated by only a small group of the enemy who were not afraid of death, they were furious. Unwilling to admit the truth.

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 gathering together the war horses of the British army for sale.

All I can say is that these scumbags are really a bunch of rubbish. They can't do anything serious except grinding the lower limit.

When the British light cavalry returned to the canyon crossfire network, Liplandi was completely desperate for 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 nothing when the large group of people passed by.

It can be said that the British army returned to their own position safely without any hindrance. Of the 661 light cavalry who participated in the charge, only 113 were killed, and another 134 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, always immersed in the victory of 1812, was inferior in equipment, morale, and even military discipline. When encountering a slightly braver enemy, they will collapse without a fight. Many times, the Russian army is frightened to death by its own cowardice.

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 satisfactory. 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 actually not enough to see and it 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, the Russian cavalry such as Liplandi's troops might have been sacked.

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. He 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 high fortress occupied by the Russian army, but it can also 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 Inkelman battle later. .

The Russian army was still complacent, thinking that occupying the causeway high ground and killing "a large number" of British light cavalry was a brilliant victory. After learning the good news, Menshikov immediately ordered an Orthodox parade to be held in Sevastopol and the captured British cannons to be displayed on the streets.

In addition, 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 has boosted the morale of Sevastopol's soldiers and civilians. It can be regarded as 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. He knelt before the cross and shed tears.

So much so that the queen, 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...