British Defense Minister Ben WallaceMOSCOW, Feb 23The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov, commenting on the words of the British Minister of War about the Crimean War, said that this was nothing more than mythology, and the British suffered bloody losses and did not win victories. Earlier, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said that Britain could any moment to «kick» Russia, like Emperor Nicholas I during the Crimean War. Konashenkov noted that it would be useful for British military personnel to know that today's statements by the British Minister of War about the Crimean War are nothing more than mythology. «The Battle of Balaklava of the Crimean War on October 25, 1854 year went down in history not at all thanks to the stubbornness of the Scottish 93rd Regiment, about which Wallace spoke so drunkenly. The only feat of this unit was that he simply did not run away, like the rest, from the onslaught of the Russian cavalry. He suffered very bloody losses. But also I did not win any victories,» Konashenkov said.
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— PA Media (@PA) February 23, 2022 He added that the legendary destruction on the same day by Russian artillerymen in just 20 minutes of an entire aristocratic English light cavalry brigade under the command of Lord Cardigan entered the history of the Battle of Balaklava. Konashenkov added that the actions of the British enriched all the languages of the world and military textbooks with the concept of «cannon fodder.» According to the Independent, the head of the British defense department made this comment informally during a conversation with military personnel near the building of the Royal Horse Guards in Westminster. «However, the legendary destruction in the same day by Russian artillerymen in just 20 minutes of an entire aristocratic English brigade of light cavalry under the command of Lord Cardigan.It was this «feat» of the British in the Crimean War that enriched all the languages of the world and military textbooks with the concept of «cannon fodder,» he said.
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