British Foreign Policy 1815-65

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Soldiers of the 93rd Highland Regiment

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On 25 October 1854, the Sutherland Highlanders - the 93rd Regiment of Foot - faced down and repulsed a charge by the Russian cavalry, in a magnificent stand. A Russian cavalryman commented, "We expected to have to fight soldiers, but not red devils". The action was commemorated in several paintings including Robert Gibbs' The Thin Red Line

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