I have read accounts of that and other wars. During that time cannon fire was many times directed so as to bounce a cannon ball along the ground and into troops in formation. It was considered cowardice, if a soldier saw that a cannon ball was going to hit him and he stepped out of the way. In another conflict, Napoleon would brag that he could make men risk their lives for mere colored strip of cloth (a medal). The decks of British ships were painted red to help hide the blood during a skirmish. I can go on and on, but having served in the U.S Army, I can tell you that no one really wins a war. God help us all.

"Death loves a crowd" they were very poetic back then...

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Thanks Timeline! The roar of the Crimean War echoes today. Some historians call it "World War 0."

The photographers in the Civil war changed many peoples opinion of war. The film they had was much slower than modern film. You had to remain completely still for awhile to get your picture taken. They could not take pictures of soldiers doing anything. It was easy to photograph all the dead soldiers. So they would photograph the thousands of dead soldiers laying on the battle fields. These pictures appeared in newspapers to show America what war was really like.

My great great grandfather Patrick Finn from Thurles Tipperary fought and was wounded in the head at the battle of Alma…33rd regiment of foot…

Another excellent production. The Crimean War is fascinating. How strange that people of the age thought war was a magnificent and noble enterprise. A soldier though differently when seriously injured or sick with dysentery ect.

Thank you for uploading such great video!My grandgrandgrandfather from Siberian Cossacks was drafted to serve as a sailor en Sevastopol .Once again my big thanks for this video

Amazing how history repeats itself

I'm an american born and raised but my ancestors are from England. I've always loved American history and the history of Great Britain. Having said that, the Crimean war is one conflict I didn't know too much about. I had read bits and pieces from time to time about the conflict but this video has enlightened me. Thank you for posting this important piece of history😎

Mexican-American War was the first photographed war. In1847, an unknown American photographer produced a series of fifty daguerreotypes depicting scenes from the Mexican-American war in Saltillo, Mexico. The most famous being American General John E. Wool and his staff riding along the Calle Real in the town, possibly just before the February 1847 Battle of Buena Vista.

Imagine the ptsd these guys would come home with. Horrible how man treats one and other even today

" war is a racket. always has been always will be. " gen. smedley butler

PSA this is a first episode; stops just at the Charge of the Light Brigade. 2nd EP is "The Crimean War-Episode 2 - the Valley of Death." And then "The Crimean War Episode 3 War and Peace" Thought I'd save some bother, as it's not on Timeline, and was a bit tricky to find. Does anybody else actually feel real anger at the senseless loss of life from the British stuff ups?* A Chief Strategist who at 71 had never been in a battle field? War as tourism? Hey, bring the wife, she'll love it. Tbh, though, Fanny's hubby sending the note to tell her to get a move on or she'd miss it, was a refreshing example of a Victorian era man respecting his wife's courage and abilities *Yes I do realise the Russians lost men senselessly as well, possibly because they simply had more men to be literal cannon fodder. But as an Aussie, I really feel this war was a dress rehearsal for the Great War, as far as British Command incompetence at least. It is more accurate to say it was a Death Rehearsal, and I keep wanting to howl,"*Why* didn't you learn from your mistakes?" This is the first time I've learnt about the Crimean War from a military angle, although I did know quite a bit about Miss Nightingale's achievements. I'm embarassed to say I didn't even know Britain and France were allied with the Turks in a Jihad. However, from what I've learnt here it wasn't so much fighting a Muslim war, holy or not, as it was about preventing Russia gaining valuable territory. The frequent mentions of "stalemate", the No Man's Land ceasefires for Death Patrols, (all in episode Two), the critiques of the British Command, poorly equipped soldiers losing more limbs to frost bite than to cannon balls,....*why* was it all repeated within living memory of the Crimea? Sorry for the essay. I am just so enraged I had to vent.

This is an abridged version that was a 3-part series when I first saw it uploaded to You Tube in about 2012 or thereabouts. Still a good historical documentary.

This is what history channel use to be like...

Hey cool Mr Snow good to see you again! I enjoyed the heck out of your work with your father doing Britain and 20th Century Battlefields!

The best doc on this long-forgotten war I've ever watched. It actually made chills go up and down my entire body - probably because I've the blood of the entirety of the British Isles coursing through me veins, matey...

this is outstanding! Small details are very nicely done. thanks

The other day I bought a book: "The first VCs by John Grehan. All about this campaign, and that which invoked the creation of the Victoria Cross. The book is filled with very vivid and incredible descriptions/recollections of the battles and actions meriting VC awards. War in those days was up close and personal: true, bloody, carnage where thousands fought each other toe to toe in the open - unlike, small formation actions, or, pressing a button today.

It's amazing how war was fought back in medieval times, hand to hand combat and closed encounter. However, humanity hasn't learned yet to get along. Technology and science has given men the power to destroy the planet. God have mercy 🙏

Like the best thing I ever saw on a youtube video. Thanks photography. We can witness all the wars back then. Too bad motion video wasn't there.

Funny how history repeats itself

Stonehenge was a huge let down when I visited a few year ago. Couldn't get anywhere near the thing. I recommend people just skip it now.

I live in a city that was at least partially burned down by the British during the Crimean war, although it wasn't much of a city back then, more of a small town, blew up a lot of the forts round here too, shame, they'd have been nicer spots had they remained intact.

Very enjoyable and informative !! Professionally well done !!

What a fantastic video. 👏👏👏 Absolutely fascinating 🤔 This channel is amazing!

Lord Raglan didn't refer to the French as "the enemy": he referred to the enemy in the Crimea, the Russians, as "the French". He had been on Wellington's staff during the Peninsula War against Napoleonic France, but by the time of the Crimean War 40+ years later, he was rather 'gaga'.

Genius channel. I ❤️ history. For me personal it is like Netflix

Fantastic video!

incredible story telling accompanied by fantastic illustrations but i just wish there were more dates for major events included.

@20:40 a young pic of "Leo Tolstoy" nice picture.

oh my god there was a chance for the russians to retake constantinople and the british stopped them? come on guys

There's a slight inaccuracy in the final moments. The order for the attack was not just to the Light Brigade, it was to the whole Cavalry Division, both the Light and Heavy Brigades. Partly due to the poor directions transmitted in the order, misidentifying the actual guns to attack, the charge wasn't directed to the captured Turkish guns on the ridge but towards Russian guns farther up the valley. Part way, the Heavy Brigade was halted and the Light Brigade continued alone. If the whole Cavalry Division had continued, despite the misdirection, the attack would have likely been relatively successful and even overall casualties lower.

What a great documentary thank you so much

"First" war photographs? What about the daguerreotypes from the Mexican-American War 1846-1848? And also remember that some weaponry used 1,000 years plus prior to The Crimean War were worse than anyone even today could have ever imagined. EGAD!

The guy at the beginning of almost every Timeline video is the reason I subscribed to this channel. Now I know a lot about history around the world. I would like to thank him but I don’t know his name.

Interesting, I've Never Really got into all of this. Cool Love ❤ the channel Keep it Up!!............

Great video !

93rd Highlanders-The Thin Red Line-as well as the Charge of the Heavy Brigade and the Battle of the Alma are mostly overshadowed by the Charge Of The Light Brigade

*sees Sebastapol practically undefended* British Commander: "Sorry boys, the book says we have to attack the walls with cannons. Time to go around."

I love how this is edited with the paintings and showing the present day representation

"It's like Netflix for History..." That's little recommendation if you've watched Netflix lately.

Yes, have been waiting for this... Its the remastered/clean up version of the UKTV history I presumed

my great-great-great grandfather fought in that war as part of the Royal Irish Regiment on Foot...

Tens of thousands of young men die so old, senile officers can take credit for their soldier's victories and get their names in the history books.

Love the loud music over the talking spot on👌

These series are great because they are very educational. I always thought that trench warfare started in the American Civil War but apparently it started in the Crimean War.

Im ngl I always just thought this channel was 1 dude pirating documentaries. Was waiting for the day that something happened, and Im honestly proud you've been able to do this for years.

A great documentary. Its was interesting to learn what the great russian naval victory at Sinop entailed, admiral Nachimov being one of the heroic figureheads of Russian navy. All this period was mainly skipped over during our history lessons at school, straight to the eve of First World War.

Last night I watched the 1968 movie about the Charge of the Light Brigade. It's interesting that Europe has been warring with Russia for a long time.

I wrote a paper on this for school. Some of my best copy and paste. Got an A+

Nice video!

Great video

"To the north, waited Russia like a vulture..." C'mon.

Yes,the first photographed war was the Mexican-American one.but since it was made with a daguerreotype and the artist was unknown, most historians recognize Szathmari as being the first known war photographer(also he used calotype).

What a truly mesmerising and horrifying doc - you just can not get nearer than to being there than hearing first hand accounts of those whom were there. Unless you were there. Thanks for the share and may these people ... Rip. ⚘️⚘️⚘️

The first war to be photographed... A documentary with very few photographs of said war. Nonetheless, i learned something.

This action kept Ottoman empire alive in another 70 years, and there would not be any Armenian genocide if Ottoman would have fallen earliear

John McCosh photographed the 2nd Anglo-Sikh War 1848-1849 and the 2nd Anglo-Burmese War of 1852

Really good doccumentary. I'm happy about a video on this topic.

My great great grandfather was there at all four major battles. Even met Florence Nightingale after being hospitalised for frost bite.

It was all about,..pride, honor and glory...about being tough and manly.

This woman's voice is incredible.

Very well done. Factual. Thanks to recent events I now longer feel that we are any wiser. superior to

This is billed as part of a series on the Crimean War. Can you make a playlist of them on the channel so we can actually find them, please? They're lost in a list of over 300 programmes.

What a magnificent bunch of fellows.

When you look at the glorious architecture in the photos and then see muddy rough streets with people using horse and cart something seems off.

Thank you.

Like the honesty of the narrative. In this day and age of PC it sounds quite refreshing.

War is ridiculous.

What a stupid war

I had no idea. Terrible. Thank you for the history lesson

Thanks

They look older than you would expect, usually war is a young man’s nightmare

I wonder how the future would have gone if England and France had just let Russia take Istanbul. The Turks were not their friends. WWI would have gone better and just maybe the Russian Red revolution would been avoided. BTW It’s a bit of a tease as the episode ends just as the Light brigade is about to charge. However it is well done, I would recommend watching it.

Fascinating

It’s just struck me, how sad these photos are. Interesting, fascinating, giving humanity to every soldier. Yet, there are photos of the exact same fields of war, that are completely at peace, with no need to remember a crashing, booming, blood drenched time so long ago. We’re just passing through, don’t mind us.

When an armed conflict is called a battle it means that your side won. If it is called a massacre it means that your side lost.

Turns out, standing in a line and shooting at each other was a bad idea.

Is there an episode 2? Me is really aching for episode 2. PLEASE! Can some link me out of my misery?

Very interesting bit of footage. But my silly question is: was that Dominic West narrating part of that? I know he did other narrative work, but can't find this on Imdb.

Iron Maiden's - The Trooper is thus inspired in this war. Cannons to the right of them, cannons to the left of them..

Anyone want a good book?Trevor Royales "The Great Crimean War".I read it then went to the Crimea about 12hrs from our family's house in Ukraine.Really cool Battlefield and a fantastic book.

I saw a movie about the Crimean war some 45 years ago in which there was some part showing a general eating chicken

Amazing

And the poor child who played the cymbals has lost a leg……..incredible

I can't help but imagine the guy wearing that tall Cossack hat walking around in the trench with the top of it sticking up. Every so often someone gets a hit and he turns around and walks the other way. Like the target shooting at a carnival.

Title of the documentary: First war to be photographed. Actual documentary: series of paintings.

I can just imagine the horror from my comfy bed.

For a documentary about photographs they sure do have a lot of illustrations.

So proud to fight and die. The love and fear of misery. Men marching off to war to die for reasons that wouldn’t affect a poor man. The poor are miserable no matter who over lords him.

The Mexican-American War was the first to be photographed.

We have an area in Melbourne Australia called Caulfield and its main roads are Inkerman Road, Alma Road and Balaclava Street but also, Redan Street, Crimea Street, Sebastopol Street, Odessa Street, Malakoff Street. All named after battles or forts in the Crimea. People here really freaked out and thought if the Russian won they would come here. Forts and artillery batteries were built along the bay and out on islands and at it's head. Of course they would never have come but still folks here really freaked out. Many streets were also named after personalities in the war like Cardigan and Raglan. It was the modern technologies like telegraph and photography that allowed people in British colonies so far away as here to freak out so much. The first modern media war I guess.

Hopefully we can get over ourselves soon enough to save ourselves. Though we have far less wars these days, our capacity for obliterating ourselves has increased exponentially since crimea. Perhaps we can learn from the very costly mistakes of the past and not repeat them.

5:30 - Oops thought you said "Imperial Britain waited waited like a vulture eyeing its prey." That's the video about the Boer War I guess.

Great documentary. Can anybody shed some light on what music i'm hearing from 5:58 onwards? Much appreciated!

Nice

Tsar's troops are tough sir...What do we do? Nevermind that soldier! We have plenty of Irish to spare!!

5:55 what's the song in the back ground??? Does any one have an idea about it please....