Pervomayskoye in Gorod Sevastopol
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Battle of Balaclava

The Battle of Balaclava, fought on 25 October 1854 during the Crimean War, was part of the Anglo-French-Turkish campaign to capture the port and fortress of Sevastopol, Russia's principal naval base on the Black Sea. The engagement followed the earlier Allied victory in September at the Battle of the Alma, where the Russian General Menshikov had positioned his army in an attempt to stop the Allies progressing south towards their strategic goal.

Located at 44.5, 33.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Battles of the Crimean War, Battles involving the United Kingdom, Battles involving France, Conflicts in 1854, 1854 in Russia

Baryshivka Raion

Baryshivka Raion is a raion in east-central Kiev Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Baryshivka. The raions area totals 957.6 km². The raion was formerly known as Baryshivska Rairada from 1923 to 1963.

Located at 44.5, 33.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Raions of Kiev Oblast

Berdyansk Raion

Berdyansk Raion is one of the 19 raions of Zaporizhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region is Berdyansk which is situated on the northern coast the Sea of Azov.

Located at 44.5, 33.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Raions of Zaporizhia Oblast

Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade was a charge of British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War. Lord Raglan, overall commander, had intended to send the Light Brigade to pursue and harry a retreating Russian artillery battery near the front line, a task well suited to light cavalry.

Located at 44.5378, 33.6242 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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19th-century history of the British Army, Crimean War, Conflicts in 1854, Cavalry charges

Balaklava Raion

Balaklavskyi Raion is an administrative raion of the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine.

Located at 44.5, 33.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Raions of Sevastopol

Naval museum complex Balaklava

Naval museum complex Balaklava (Ukrainian: Морський музейний комплекс "Балаклава") is an underground submarine base in Balaklava, Crimea, Ukraine (originally known as Object 825 GTS). It was a top-secret military facility during the Cold War, located in Balaklava bay. Today it serves as a museum and also houses a museum about the Crimean War.

Located at 44.4989, 33.5961 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Former Russian and Soviet Navy bases, Cold War museums, Museums in Crimea, Military and war museums in Ukraine, Naval museums

Sapun-gora

Sapun-gora (Sapun Ridge) — is a ridge (240 m height) to the southeast of Sevastopol, in Crimea, Ukraine. It became the arena of fierce battle during the siege of Sevastopol (1941-1942), and also during its recapturing in 1944. When defending Sevastopol the Soviet troops held the Sapun Ridge and could observe German movements to the city from the south. It took Wehrmacht nearly 2 weeks of desperate fighting to take control over these positions in late June 1942.

Located at 44.5529, 33.5834 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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World War II, Eastern Front (World War II), Battles and operations of the Soviet–German War, History of Crimea, History of Ukraine