crimea after balclava

Question 1

when was the Battle of Inkerman?

Answer 1

5 November

Question 2

why was the Russian advance at Inkerman surprising for the British?

Answer 2

the Russians were hidden by rain and fog

Question 3

what saved the British at Inkerman?

Answer 3

the arrival of French forces

Question 4

how many Russians died at Inkerman?

Answer 4

11000

Question 5

how many British died at Inkerman?

Answer 5

597

Question 6

how many French died at Inkerman?

Answer 6

130

Question 7

what did Raglan warn the Duke of Newcastle about?

Answer 7

the danger of wintering in Crimea

Question 8

what was the Duke of Newcastle’s reply to Raglan about Crimean winters?

Answer 8

that they were among the mildest in the world

Question 9

how bad was the winter of 1854/55?

Answer 9

was the worst Crimean winters ever

Question 10

what meant that British troops could not cook or stay warm?

Answer 10

it was wet so they could not start any fires

Question 11

which ship had been carrying hay to Crimea for British horses?

Answer 11

The Progress

Question 12

when was the terrible storm in Crimea?

Answer 12

14 November 1854

Question 13

who was responsible for the congestion in Balaclava harbour?

Answer 13

Admiral Boxer

Question 14

what was Admiral Boxer’s job?

Answer 14

he was in charge of transport arrangements

Question 15

what did Boxer do to create congestion in the harbour?

Answer 15

he was inefficient which meant ships arrived without notice and without knowing what supplies they carried
at the port, supplies would sit bayside and would end up rotting

Question 16

what prevented the British from supplying their troops in outside of Balaclava before the winter?

Answer 16

the Russians controlled the Woronstov Road

Question 17

when and why did the Russians retreat from their positions at Woronstov Road?

Answer 17

6 December 1854
the winter

Question 18

who was sent to Crimea to build a railway?

Answer 18

Samuel Peto

Question 19

when was the Crimean railway constructed?

Answer 19

January 1855

Question 20

how far was Balaclava from Britain?

Answer 20

4000 miles

Question 21

how far was Balaclava from the siege lines?

Answer 21

6 miles

Question 22

what was the problem with administration in Crimea?

Answer 22

army administrators in Britian were fighting between eachother with departments being jealous of other departments

Question 23

what illnesses were prominent in Crimea?

Answer 23

cholera
scurvy
gangrene
typhus
thyohoid
dysentry

Question 24

what was the hospital at Balaclava like?

Answer 24

filthy and overcrowded
a prime location for disease to spread

Question 25

which hospital did Florence Nightingale work at?

Answer 25

Scutari

Question 26

how many men did Blake treat for illness?

Answer 26

3025

Question 27

how many men did Blake treat for wounds?

Answer 27

564

Question 28

what was Raglan’ relationship with his troops?

Answer 28

he rarely addressed them he didnt look to raise troop morale

Question 29

what was Raglan’ relationship with the government?

Answer 29

he declined to inform them of his worries or ask for help

Question 30

by January 1855 how many British troops were active?

Answer 30

11000

Question 31

how many British troops were sick or wounded by January 1855?

Answer 31

23,000

Question 32

when did Austria sign a treaty with Britain and France?

Answer 32

December 1854

Question 33

when did Piedmont ally with Britain and France?

Answer 33

January 1855

Question 34

what changed Russia’s opinion on continuing war?

Answer 34

Tsar Nicholas died in March 1855 and his son Alexander II did not want to commit to war

Question 35

how many British troops were in Crimea by Spring 1855?

Answer 35

32,000

Question 36

what problems did the allies face in Spring 1855?

Answer 36

- it was still easy for the Russians to resupply and reinforce as Sevastopol was not fully surrounded - the defences in Sevastopol were still very strong

Question 37

what problems did the Russians face in Spring 1855?

Answer 37

- no railway lines from Moscow meant that it took 3 months for supplies or troops to arrive - the Russian administrative system was corrupt - the Russians focussed their troops on Austria instead by sending 100,000 Russian troops to the Austrian border

Question 38

when was the second bombardment of Sevastopol?

Answer 38

9 April 1855

Question 39

how many allied guns were used in the second bombardement of Sevastopol?

Answer 39

520

Question 40

how long was the second bombardment?

Answer 40

10 days

Question 41

when and how did Raglan die?

Answer 41

28 June 1855 dysentery

Question 42

when was the Battle of Chernya captured?

Answer 42

16 August 1855

Question 43

when did the Russians abandon Sevastopol?

Answer 43

11 September 1855

Question 44

when was an armistice agreed by Alexander?

Answer 44

February 1856

Question 45

when was the Treaty of Paris signed?

Answer 45

March 1856

Question 46

how did the Crimean War change modern warfare?

Answer 46

showed the importance of logistics and firepower

Question 47

how many Britons died in Crimea?

Answer 47

22,000

Question 48

how many Russians died in Crimea?

Answer 48

500,000