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  1. Balaclava, Battle of In the Crimean War, an
  2. engagement on 25 Oct 1854 near a town in
  3. Ukraine, 10 km/6 mi SE of Sevastopol. It was
  4. the scene of the ill-timed Charge of the
  5. Light Brigade of British cavalry against the
  6. Russian entrenched artillery. Of the 673
  7. soldiers who took part, there were 272
  8. casualties. Balaclava helmets were knitted
  9. hoods worn here by soldiers in the bitter
  10. weather.
  11.