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crimea 40q Flashcards

1
Q

what was the BEF?

A

the British Expeditionary Force

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2
Q

what did the Ordnance Board deal with?

A

supplying weaponry and equipment to the Army

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3
Q

how long was an infantrymen expected to serve?

A

21 years

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4
Q

which rifle replaced the Minie rifle?

A

Enfield

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5
Q

who was Tsar of Russia in 1854?

A

Nicholas I

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6
Q

who did Russia look to take land off of?

A

the Ottomans

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7
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what territories did Russia take from the Ottomans?

A

Moldavia
Wallachia

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8
Q

where did the British stop on their way to Crimea?

A

Varna
Malta

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9
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who led the Russians at Alma?

A

Menshikov

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10
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who disagreed with Raglan at Alma?

A

Lucan

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11
Q

who led the light brigade?

A

Cardigan

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12
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who led the heavy brigade?

A

Scarlett

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13
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why was Balaclava important?

A

was a deep sea port

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14
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what was constructed on the Causeway Heights?

A

6 redoubts

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15
Q

where did Russians get guns to defend Sevastopol?

A

their own warships that were scuttled

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16
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when did the allies start bombarding Sevastopol?

A

17 October 1854

17
Q

which general opposed assault on Sevastopol?

A

Canrobert

18
Q

who was in charge of 93rd Highlanders?

A

Campbell

19
Q

how many of heavy brigade charged the Russians?

A

800

20
Q

what valley did the Charge of the Light Brigade occur at?

A

North Valley

21
Q

which poet wrote a poem on the light brigade?

A

Alfred Lord Tennyson

22
Q

which ridge was attacked by the Russians on 5 November?

A

Inkerman

23
Q

who assured Raglan about the climate in Crimea?

A

Duke of Newcastle

24
Q

what ship carrying hay was lost in a storm?

A

Progress

25
Q

what did Samuel Peto do?

A

build a railway from Balaclava

26
Q

who died from Dysentery?

A

Raglan

27
Q

what diseases spread easily in British camps?

A

Cholera
Typhus

28
Q

who allied with Britain and France in 1855?

A

Austria

29
Q

when was an armistice agreed?

A

Feb 1856

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