GCSE History - Warfare: The Battle of Balaclava, 1854

This video can be used as a whole lesson on the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean war, or as revision of the battle itself. The presentation of the battle can be found between 09:31 and 25:05.

This lesson has been prepared to accompany the Edexcel GCSE History Warfare and British Society c.1250-Present topic. It should also be useful to anyone studying the development of warfare through time more generally.

I have also included references to Tennyson's poem 'Charge of the Light Brigade', meaning this lesson should be able to provide useful context for English Literature students studying this poem as a set text.

[myadventure]

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[ianmorton]

The sound quality is awful, barely audible!