Conditions During The Battle Of Balaclava
The Crimean War was fought between the British, the French, and the Turks against Russia between 1854-56. One of the main issues and concerns revolving around the war for the British public was health and safety. This was mainly due to the newly invented telegraph, (the Times War Correspondent) which was able to provide vivid, up-to-date reports about the appalling treatment facilities and methods for wounded soldiers in the Barrack Hospitals.
“At the hospital soldiers were left lying on bare floors; there were no supplies of any kind and they had no more than one meal a day, if that. there were no lavatories or sanitation and no nurses or bandages. Men were left to die in great pain without any medical attention.”