Crimean War

map from "Travels to the Seat of War in the East, through Russia and t...

This image has been taken from scan 000364 from "Travels to the Seat of War in the East, through Russia and the Crimea, in 1829, etc. [With plates and a map.]". The title and subject terms of this image have be... more

Harbour of Balaklava looking towards the Black Sea

The town, Forts and Harbours of Sebastopol. Taken from the Illustratio...

Bomarsund während dem Bombardement am 15. Aug. 1854

Ismail Pacha on horseback, with Turkish officers

Ismail Pacha (General Kmety), full-length portrait, seated on horse, facing left, with three attendants in the foreground and one in the background. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: George Ea... more

Sergeant of British Light Infantry

Full-length portrait of soldier facing slightly right. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

Nubian servants & horses

Two men, full-length portraits, facing front, standing with horses. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: James, Crimea 1854-56 : the war with Russia from contemporary photographs. Purchase; Franc... more

Colonel Airey & Major Hallewell

Two officers, one standing by horse, the other reclining on ground, with two attendants nearby. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograp... more

Captain George, 4th Light Dragoons & servant

Captain George, full-length portrait, seated before a tent, with his servant standing to the left. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photog... more

Lieutenant General Sir George Brown, G.C.B., K.H.

Sir George Brown, three-quarter portrait, seated facing left. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: George Eastman House Roger Fenton Series. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roge... more

The valley of the shadow of death - caves in the Woronzoff Road behind...

Print shows bird's-eye view of the landscape along the Woronzoff Road with cannon balls lining the roadside, also shows the entrance to a valley and, in the foreground, soldiers carrying a wounded soldier on a ... more

[Kamara Heights in the distance, artillery waggons in the foreground]

View of plateau of Sevastopolʹ showing rows of caissons, with tents on the plains in the background. Title from 1855 exhibition catalog. Alternate title from: Roger Fenton, photographer of the 1850s. Purchase; ... more

Captain Heneage, Coldstream Guards

Captain Heneage, full-length portrait, facing foward, standing next to a horse in front of a small building. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean ... more

The honourable Major Cathcart, Dep. As. Adj. Gen. to the Light Divisio...

Hon. Augustus Murray Cathcart, three-quarter length portrait, facing right, seated, hands resting on his sword. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crime... more

Mr. Thompson, Commissariat

Mr. Thompson, full-length portrait, facing left, wearing uniform, seated on a horse; horse's reins are held by a servant; a conical tent in background. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton;... more

Captain King, horse artillery

Captain King, full-length portrait, wearing uniform, standing in front of horse with wooden hut in the background.

Lieutenant Gayner [i.e., Gaynor], 47th Regiment

Lieutenant Gaynor, full-length portrait, facing right, wearing uniform, seated on large rock, holding sword.

Quartermaster Hill, 4[th] Light Dragoons, the horse taken immediately ...

Quartermaster Hill, seated on horse, facing left. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: James, Crimea 1854-56 : the war with Russia from contemporary photographs. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944... more

Major Burton, 5th Dragoon Guards

Adolphus Burton, full-length portrait, wearing uniform, seated on a horse. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: James, Crimea 1854-56 : the war with Russia from contemporary photographs. Purchase... more

Captain Bathurst, Grenadier Guards

Captain Bathurst, full-length portrait, dressed in uniform, standing next to a horse with other horses and buildings in the background.

Captain Croker, 17th Regiment

Captain Croker, standing next to a horse, facing left, with servant facing him. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

Balaklava from "The Story of the Campaign of Sebastopol, written in th...

This image has been taken from scan 000149 from "The Story of the Campaign of Sebastopol, written in the camp ... with illustrations". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, cr... more

Prince Woronzoff's palace - near Yalta on the south coast of the Crime...

Print shows a large warship off the coast of Crimea with a distant view of Prince Voront︠s︡ov's palace, Alupka. Title from item. Plate in: The seat of war in the east : Dedicated by permission to Her most graci... more

The Monastery of St. George and Cape Fiolente - looking west / W. Simp...

Print shows the Monastery of St. George on the cliffs above Cape Fiolente, with view of the coastline.

The Monastery of St. George and Cape Fiolente, looking west / W. Simps...

Monastery of St. George on cliffs above Cape Fiolente.

A quiet day in the diamond battery - portrait of a Lancaster 68 pounde...

Print shows a large Lancaster cannon in a British artillery battery. Title from item. Plate in: The seat of war in the east : Dedicated by permission to Her most gracious Majesty the Queen / William Simpson. Fi... more

James J.M. Wardrop, Esqr. Grenadier Guards

James J.M. Wardrop, full-length portrait, seated on gabion, facing slightly right. Title transcribed from verso. Photo marked for cropping with vertical line on the left. "231" written or printed to the left of... more

Captain Wilkinson, 9th Regiment

Captain Wilkinson, full-length portrait, seated on horseback, facing slightly left.

Embarkation of the sick at Balaklava / W. Simpson delt. ; E. Morin lit...

Print shows the embarkation of sick persons at the harbor in Balaklava. Title from item. Plate in: The seat of war in the east : Dedicated by permission to Her most gracious Majesty the Queen / William Simpson.... more

Field Marshall Lord Raglan

Lord Raglan, full-length portrait, seated on chair in doorway, facing slightly right, holding hat. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: James, Crimea 1854-56 : the war with Russia from contempora... more

Colonel Wilbraham

Colonel Wilbraham, full-length portrait, seated with sword and binoculars, facing left. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

View from the heights above Balaklava, looking towards Sebastopol, she...

Print shows a panoramic view of the landscape between the heights above Balaklava and Sevastopolʹ, including the battlefields at Balaklava and Inkerman, also, on the far left, is the inlet to the harbor at Bala... more

Major Tinley, & officers of the 39th regiment

Five officers, two mounted on horses, three standing, full-length portrait, facing front.

Lieutenant Colonel Munro & officers of the 39th Regiment

Lieutenant Colonel William Munro and officers, dressed in uniform, posed before huts. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

General Garrett's quarters & tents of the 4th Division

General Garrett's encampment with bell tents and huts. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Roger Fenton, photographer of the 1850s. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton... more

Ismail Pacha & Mr. Thompson of the Commissariat

Ismail Pacha (Hungarian general Kmety), and Mr. Thompson, seated on gabions; three attendants, one holding a horse, standing behind them. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: George Eastman House... more

Head of the harbour, Sebastopol / W. Simpson del. ; T. Picken lith.

Print shows bird's-eye view of the head of the harbor of Sevastopolʹ, with the mouth of the Tchernaya River in the center.

Major Daniels & officers

Three officers of the 5th Dragoon Guards, two standing and one sitting on ground, facing front. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograp... more

Colonel Clarke, Scots' Greys, with the horse wounded at Balaklava

Colonel George Clarke, full-length portrait, wearing uniform, standing beside his horse, Sultan, facing left; horse's reins are held by a man who is possibly a servant; horse's rump is branded "2D" for 2nd Drag... more

Colonel Adye & Captain Whitmore

Colonel Adye and Captain Whitmore, one man mounted, the other standing by horse, full-length portrait, facing front. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton ... more

'La Maison Verte', Sebastopol

Lieutenant-colonel Shadforth at his hut & officers of the 57th Regimen...

Lieutenant-colonel Thomas Shadforth sitting before his hut surrounded by officers in relaxed poses. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photo... more

View of Balaklava from the top of Guard's Hill

View of Balaklava harbor with tent encampments in the foreground, ships in the harbor and, on a hill in the background, ruins of the old Genoese castle. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Georg... more

Major Pipon, Royal Artillery

Major Pipon, full-length portrait, facing front. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

Captain Portal, 4th Light Dragoons equipped for Balaklava

Robert Portal, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, next to horse with two other unidentified men who are looking away from the camera. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. ... more

battlefield from "The Story of the Campaign of Sebastopol, written in ...

This image has been taken from scan 000050 from "The Story of the Campaign of Sebastopol, written in the camp ... with illustrations". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, cr... more

The north side of the harbour of Sebastopol - from the top of the harb...

Print shows a view of the north side of the harbor at Sevastopolʹ showing Russian forts on hills in the distance. Title from item. Colnaghi's Authentic Series. Plate 24.

Second charge of the guards - when they retook the two gun battery at ...

Print shows British and Russian troops engaged in battle during the battle of Inkerman. Title from item. Plate in: The seat of war in the east : Dedicated by permission to Her most gracious Majesty the Queen / ... more

Captain Hall, & group of the 14th

Eight soldiers posed near flagpole. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

Two officers of the 47th Regiment

Two officers posed, one sitting on a horse, the other stands next to a horse; a man standing in center saluting; and a fourth man is standing on the left. Title transcribed from verso. "101" written or printed ... more

Lieutenant Grills, R.H.A.

Lieutenant Grills, full-length portrait, wearing uniform, standing next to horse. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: James, Crimea 1854-56 : the war with Russia from contemporary photographs. P... more

Major General Estcourt

Major General James B. Estcourt, three-quarter length portrait, facing left, arm resting on a wall.

Camp of the 5th Dragoons Guards

View of camp with tents, huts, and horses, looking toward the village of Kadikoi.

Colonel Doherty, officers & men of the 13th Light Dragoons

Group of men of the 13th Light Dragoons, including Colonel Doherty, Cornet Danzil Chamberlayne, Captain Jenyns, and veterinary-surgeon Thomas Towers, one man seated on ground with dog; tents and huts in the bac... more

Major Woodford, Rifle Brigade

Major Woodford with hand on hip standing next to a horse. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

The cavalry affair of the heights of Bulganak - the first gun, 19th Se...

Print shows expansive view of the countryside, the Russian cavalry and artillery in the distance, Russian guns opening fire on British troops as they draw up into formation. Title from item. Plate in: The seat ... more

Captain Lilley, field train

Captain Lilley, full-length portrait, dressed in uniform, seated on a horse, facing right. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

Brigadier-General Garrett & officers of his staff

Garrett (second from left) and four officers standing next to a sub-terranean hut. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: James, Crimea 1854-56 : the war with Russia from contemporary photographs. ... more

Lieutenant General Sir John Campbell & Captain Hume, his aide-de-camp,...

Lieutenant General Sir John Campbell, full-length portrait, seated inside tent, facing left; Captain Hume, full-length portrait, standing outside tent, facing front. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate titl... more

Major Burton & officers of the 5th Dragoon Guards

Adolphus Burton and twelve officers at camp; the men are wearing several uniform styles. "Major Burton, Dr. Cattell, Llieutenant Montgomery, Lieutenant Hampton, Lieutenant Ferguson, Major Inglis, Captain Godman... more

Officers of the 68th Regiment

Group of officers of the 68th Regiment, four standing and three sitting on the ground, wearing uniforms. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Roger Fenton Inventory, Harry Ransom Humanities Resea... more

Lieutenant Colonel Clarke Kennedy A.D.C. to H.R.H. the Duke of Cambrid...

Lieutenant Colonel Clarke Kennedy of the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left, wearing suit, seated. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton... more

Field Marshal FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan from "A v...

This image has been taken from scan 000134 from "A visit to the Camp before Sebastopol". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, created by users of the British Library's flickr... more

Sebastobol from the 26 gun battery on the extreme right of French atta...

Print shows soldiers digging trenches in the snow, and distant view of Sevastopolʹ, during winter. Title from item. Plate in: The seat of war in the east : Dedicated by permission to Her most gracious Majesty t... more

washing from "The Story of the Campaign of Sebastopol, written in the ...

This image has been taken from scan 000273 from "The Story of the Campaign of Sebastopol, written in the camp ... with illustrations". The title and subject terms of this image have been generated from tags, cr... more

Captain Godley, 28th Regiment

Captain Henry R.C. Godley, full-length portrait, wearing uniform, seated on a horse. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

The field of Inkermann / W. Simpson delt. ; T. Picken lith.

Print shows the plains of Inkerman, ruins on the far right, a French battery on the left, and some soldiers in the foreground. Title from item. Plate in: The seat of war in the east : Dedicated by permission to... more

Captain Fay on General Bosquets staff

Captain Fay, full-length portrait, seated, facing front, holding sword. Title transcribed from verso. Portion of number written in pencil on right of photo. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Rog... more

Brigadier McPherson & officers of the 4th Division Captain Higham [i.e...

Brigadier Philip McPherson, CB., and captains Clement Henry John Heigham, William Henry Earle, (John L. or Edward) Croker, Roger Swire, and Philip McPherson, wearing uniform, posed next to tent. Title transcrib... more

General Bosquet

General Bosquet, three-quarter length portrait, facing front. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

Sebastopol from the rear of the English batteries / W. Simpson del. ; ...

Print shows a distant view of the English batteries and of Sevastopolʹ with British soldiers in the foreground on the road to the front. Title from item. Plate in: The seat of war in the east : Dedicated by per... more

Two Zouaves

Two French Army Zouaves, wearing uniforms.

Captain Vam, friend & servant, 38th Regiment

Three men standing next to horse. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

General Cissé, with officers & soldiers of General Bosquet's Division

General Cissé and group of officers and soldiers, posed, wearing various styles of uniforms; a zouave stands at the far left.

The 68th Regiment, winter dress

Seven men, four standing and three sitting or reclining on the ground, wearing winter uniforms and holding weapons. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: James, Crimea 1854-56 : the war with Russi... more

Russian rifle pit - now part of the British advanced trenches, on the ...

Print shows soldiers filling sand bags and firing over a barrier of sand bags and gabions. Title from item. Plate in: The seat of war in the east : Dedicated by permission to Her most gracious Majesty the Queen... more

French left attack, Kamiesch in the distance - tents of Sir John Campb...

Plains before Sevastopolʹ, with Sir John Campbell's marquis tent in the foreground. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Roger Fenton, photographer of the 1850s. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944... more

Captain Holder, Fusilier Guards

Captain Holder, full-length portrait, standing, with gabions at feet. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

Chasseur d'Afrique - officer

French army officer seated on horse, full-length portrait, wearing uniform, facing left, with tents in background. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: James, Crimea 1854-56 : the war with Russia... more

Major Chapman, 20th Regiment

Major Chapman, standing next to a horse, in front of a building. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

Lieutenant General Sir John Burgoyne G.C.B., Inspector General of Fort...

Lieutenant General Sir John Burgoyne, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, hands behind him, his hat and coat by his side. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of:... more

Captain Halford

Captain Halford, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing front.

Captain Inglis, 5th Dragoon Guards

Captain Inglis, astride a horse, facing front. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

Officers & men of the 89th Regiment Captain Hamley [i.e., Hawley], Cap...

Captain Robert B. Hawley, Captain Leslie Skynner, Major Caledon Richard Egerton, Major William(?) Watson, Major Fred. Charles Aylmer, Captain John M. Cuppage and others standing and sitting in front of bell ten... more

Piling arms

Group portrait showing six soldiers posed, as two of them stand rifles into a tripod. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Gernsheim, Roger Fenton, photographer of the Crimean War: His photograph... more

Colonel Lowe, [i.e., Low] 4th Light Dragoons & servant in winter dress

Colonel Low, full-length portrait, facing left, standing beside horse and wearing winter coat and hat; another man is standing in front of the horse and facing the camera. Bell tents in the background. Title tr... more

Captain Hume on the staff of Sir John Campbell & his brother

Captain Hume and his brother, full-length portrait, posed with a horse by some small wooden buildings. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War ph... more

Sebastopol from the front of Cathcart's Hill

Distant view of Sevastopolʹ from Cathcart's Hill; on plain are five men and a conical tent. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

A hot night in the batteries / W. Simpson delt. ; E. Walker lith.

Print shows action in a British artillery battery with cannons firing and being loaded, and men bringing in supplies. Title from item. Plate in: The seat of war in the east : Dedicated by permission to Her most... more

Colonel Wood & Major Stuart Wortley on the staff of Sir Richard Englan...

Three officers, one sitting and two standing, in front of stone building.

Huts and warm clothing for the army / W. Simpson del. ; E. Morin lith.

Print shows soldiers transporting winter clothing, lumber for huts, and other supplies through a snow-covered landscape, with partially buried dead horses along the roadside, to the British camps; huts under co... more

Captain Layard, aide-de-camp to Lieutenant General Pennefather, K.C.B.

Captain Layard, full-length portrait, standing next to a horse, facing left, in front of a tent. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photogra... more

Lieutenant-Colonel Chapman, C.B., Royal Engineers

Frederick Edward Chapman, C.B. posed standing with his horse in front of a hut. Title transcribed from verso. "Major Chapman, engineers" written or printed on recto in reverse lettering. "82" written or printed... more

Mr. Simpson the artist

William Simpson, full-length portrait, reclining on a rock, facing slightly right. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Gernsheim, Roger Fenton, photographer of the Crimean War: His photographs a... more

[Military camp]

View of camp on hillside with conical tents, horses, buildings, and soldiers; church(?) and hills in the distance. Title devised by cataloger. Photo possibly printed from damaged negative; loss to image. "302" ... more

His Royal Highness Prince Napoleon

Prince Napoleon, in uniform, full-length portrait, facing front. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M. Fenton; 1944. Forms part of: Roger Fenton Crimean War photograph collection.

The graves in the fort on Cathcart's Hill - of the officers 4th Divisi...

Print shows the cemetery on Cathcart's Hill at sunset with distant view of Sevastopolʹ.

Captaine Thomas

Captain Thomas and another officer, full-length portrait, standing, facing front. Title transcribed from verso. "C[...] Thomas" written or printed at bottom. "291" written or printed at the top. Purchase; Franc... more

Lieutenant Colonel Clarke Kennedy A.D.C. to H.R.H. the Duke of Cambrid...

Lieutenant Colonel Clarke Kennedy of the 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Foot, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, wearing suit, standing behind chair. Title transcribed from verso. Purchase; Frances M.... more

Looking towards Mackenzie's Heights, tents of the 33rd Regiment in the...

Photograph showing vast plain with encampments of tents, wagons, equipment, and military personnel, some on horseback. Title transcribed from verso. Alternate title from: Roger Fenton, photographer of the 1850s... more