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* [[Intrepid Reporter]]: William Howard Russell is notable in being the first reporter to ever be attached to an army; his reporting revolutionized the practice. Notably, his condemnation of the British logistical system's utter failure in comparison to the French system led to widespread reforms. |
* [[Intrepid Reporter]]: William Howard Russell is notable in being the first reporter to ever be attached to an army; his reporting revolutionized the practice. Notably, his condemnation of the British logistical system's utter failure in comparison to the French system led to widespread reforms. |
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* [[Lord Error-Prone]]/[[General Failure]]: both Lucan and Cardigan were and are criticized for ordering the Charge of the Light Brigade; after the event was over both of them vigorously tried to smear the other. On a larger scale, the incompetence of so many military officers in the British force eventually led to a reform leading to the phase-out of the practice of [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|purchasing commissions.]] Not that the British had a monopoly on bad generals, however: Canrobert of the French army was nicknamed "Robert Can't" for his indecisiveness, and Prince Menshikov was downright incompetent, losing the Battle of Alma before being [[Kicked Upstairs]]. |
* [[Lord Error-Prone]]/[[General Failure]]: both Lucan and Cardigan were and are criticized for ordering the Charge of the Light Brigade; after the event was over both of them vigorously tried to smear the other. On a larger scale, the incompetence of so many military officers in the British force eventually led to a reform leading to the phase-out of the practice of [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|purchasing commissions.]] Not that the British had a monopoly on bad generals, however: Canrobert of the French army was nicknamed "Robert Can't" for his indecisiveness, and Prince Menshikov was downright incompetent, losing the Battle of Alma before being [[Kicked Upstairs]]. |
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* [[Poor Communication Kills]]: This is what led to the Charge of the Light Brigade. |
* [[Poor Communication Kills]]: This is what led to the Charge of the Light Brigade. |
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* [[The Empire]]: Russia |
* [[The Empire]]: Russia |
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* [[The Engineer]]: Eduard Totleben |
* [[The Engineer]]: Eduard Totleben |
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* ''[[Flashman]] at the Charge'' by [[George Macdonald Fraser]]. |
* ''[[Flashman]] at the Charge'' by [[George Macdonald Fraser]]. |
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* ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'', 1936 film starring [[Errol Flynn]] and very [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story]]. |
* ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'', 1936 film starring [[Errol Flynn]] and very [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story]]. |
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* A more accurate [[Remake]] of ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'' was released in 1968. |
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* The ''[[Thursday Next]]'' series is set in an [[Alternate History]] where the Crimean War continued into the 21st century. |
* The ''[[Thursday Next]]'' series is set in an [[Alternate History]] where the Crimean War continued into the 21st century. |
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* In ''Anti-Ice'' by [[Stephen Baxter]], the discovery of the titular [[Phlebotinum]] results in a sudden and explosive [[Fantastic Nuke|end]] to the Crimean War. |
* In ''Anti-Ice'' by [[Stephen Baxter]], the discovery of the titular [[Phlebotinum]] results in a sudden and explosive [[Fantastic Nuke|end]] to the Crimean War. |
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