Crimean War

Things a soldier would carry other than firearms, ammo, or uniforms. Meaning equipment such as ammo pouches, bayonets, holsters, oil cans, cleaning equipment, etc.

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Crimean War

Post by joseyclosey » Sat Mar 06, 2010 3:30 pm

I am currently reading "A Cavalryman in the Crimea. The letters of Temple Godman, 5th Dragoon Guards". which prompted me into a search for the photographs created by Roger Fenton during his time as the official photographer in the Crimea.
I find Fentons work fascinating, it presents a factual record of the uniforms and accoutrements of the period .......

http://www.allworldwars.com/Crimean-War ... -1855.html


Lieutenant Temple Godman, 5th Dragoons, standing next to his horse (the Earl); his servant, Kilburn, stands on the left.
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Two sergeants, 4th Light Dragoons.
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Lieutenant Yates, 11th Hussars, posed with dog, horse and groom.
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Group of the 71st Regiment with colour sergeant.
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Men of the 77th (The East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot in winter costume.
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Men of the 68th (The Durham) Regiment of Foot in ordinary dress.
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British private in full marching order, in front of tent, with rifle, canteen, knapsack, and other equipmenthttp://www.allworldwars.com/image/072/Fenton213.jpg[/pic]



The artist's van. Marcus Sparling, seated on Roger Fenton's photographic van.
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Re: Crimean War

Post by PeterN2 » Mon Mar 08, 2010 5:47 pm

Alot of interesting photographs on the website. I spent quite a bit of time looking through them. Thanks for the link Joe.
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Post by Niner » Mon Mar 08, 2010 7:36 pm

That was a good link. Lots of photos. Looks like Fenton had a regular theme of officers and officers with a horse. Maybe he had a business going selling the officers and other significant people copies of their photographs. He probably pointed the way for the photos that Brady and others would make of the US Civil War.

Very few enlisted men in Fenton's photos. Some of the ones with enlisted men seem highly orchestrated and more about the composition than the subject.

I wonder if Inkerman was a name picked up by Duncan for one of his pets because of the Crimea.
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Post by DuncaninFrance » Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:15 am

I wonder if Inkerman was a name picked up by Duncan for one of his pets because of the Crimea.
Yes, and it suites him too!
It was called the first 'soldiers battle' and is one of the battle honours of my regiment, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment.

As far as the photographing of Officers goes, they were probably the only people who could afford to buy them.
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Re: Crimean War

Post by joseyclosey » Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:23 pm

Just a few more....

Colour Sergeant "Willie" McGregor of the Scots Fusilier Guards, photographed in 1856 after the Crimean War, wearing the post-war tunic but with his Crimean beard.
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Piper David Beard of the 42nd Highlanders, The Black Watch
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Colour Sergeant Gardiner of the 42nd Highlanders, the Black Watch
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Re: Crimean War

Post by Aughnanure » Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:23 pm

Fanbloodytastic :D and I found Ponsonby in one photo :lol:
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Re: Crimean War

Post by stripperclip » Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:06 pm

really neat stuff :D
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Re: Crimean War

Post by PeterN2 » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:54 pm

This thread has prompted me to look up this chap who resides less than a mile from my house. One of the lucky ones. He would have been about 21 years old at the time of the charge.
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Re: Crimean War

Post by Tom-May » Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:29 am

It is said that in 1864, a dinner was given for survivors of the Charge of the Light Brigade.

As I heard the tale, more 'survivors' turned up for the meal than actually started the charge.
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Re: Crimean War

Post by joseyclosey » Fri Mar 19, 2010 3:11 pm

This looks an interesting book on some of the participants of The Light Brigade Charge.....

Forgotten Heroes: The Charge of the Light Brigade By Roy Dutton

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=CwDd ... rs&f=false
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