The 93rd Regiment of Foot was a Line Infantry Regiment of the British Army, raised in 1799. Under the Childers Reforms, it amalgamated with the 91st Regiment of Foot to form the Argyll and Sutherland
The Battle of New Orleans, January 1815, by Jean Hyacinthe de Laclotte of the Louisiana Militia
An early photo, taken at Scutari, of officers and men of the 93rd Highland Regiment, shortly before their engagement in the Crimean War, 1854.
1881 painting The Thin Red Line by Robert Gibb, depicting the 93rd Highlanders during the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854.
Interior of the Sikandar Bagh after the slaughter of 2,000 rebels by the 93rd Highlanders and 4th Punjab Regiment in November 1857
Battle of Balaclava
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The Battle of Balaclava, fought on 25 October 1854 during the Crimean War, was part of the Siege of Sevastopol, an attempt by the British, French and Ottoman allies to capture the port and fortress of
93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot
…the British-controlled port of Balaklava as part of its very thin defences. The Russian Army sent a large force to attack Balaklava, precipitating the Battle of Balaclava. The Russian threat was countered in part by the charge of General James Scarlett's Heavy Cavalry Brigade but the rest of the Russian force headed…
Charge of the Light Brigade, Balaclava, 25 October 1854 Richard Caton Woodville Jr., 1894
Cossack Bay, Balaclava. Photo: Roger Fenton c. 1855.
1st Baron Raglan, British commander-in-chief. Photo: Roger Fenton.
Alexander Menshikov by Franz Kruger. Russian commander-in-chief in the Crimea.