Cavalry at Balaklava
William Simpson · 1855
Why it's great
A wide view of the cavalry battle at Balaklava in October 1854, drawn by William Simpson, who traveled with the army to the Crimea as a war artist. His images were printed to show the war to people at home.
🏛️ Part of history
The Crimean War (1853–1856) — A wide view of the cavalry battle at Balaklava in October 1854, drawn by William Simpson, who traveled with the army to the Crimea as a war artist.
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William Simpson was a Scottish war artist, born in Glasgow in 1823. He worked as a correspondent for the Illustrated London News and was sent to the Crimean War, drawing what he saw for newspapers at home, and later traveled to India, Abyssinia and elsewhere. He died in London in 1899.
