The British Expedition to the Crimea

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The British Expedition to the Crimea is William Howard Russell’s influential firsthand account of the Crimean War, often regarded as a landmark in modern war correspondence and reporting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
non-fiction book
war correspondence
associatedWith The Times
surface form: The Times (London)
author William Howard Russell
basedOn Russell’s dispatches for The Times
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
describesEvent Battle of Balaclava
Battle of Inkerman
Crimean War
Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)
surface form: Siege of Sevastopol
genre military history
war reporting
hasPerspective firsthand account
influenced development of modern war reporting
public perception of the Crimean War in Britain
language English
mainSubject British Army
Crimean War
war journalism
narrativeLocation Balaclava
Crimea
Inkerman
Sevastopol
notableFor being an early example of modern war correspondence
critical portrayal of British military leadership
influencing public opinion about the Crimean War
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: London
publicationCentury 19th century
publisher George Routledge & Sons
surface form: George Routledge & Co.
timeOfNarratedEvents 1854
1855

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William Howard Russell hasPublication The British Expedition to the Crimea
Roger Fenton notableWork The British Expedition to the Crimea
this entity surface form: Crimean War photographic series