Life in Camp Before Sebastopol The Midnight Alarm

Coloured lithograph after unknown artist , No 4 in the series of six prints 'Life in Camp Before Sebastopol' published by Read and Company, 22 Nov 1854.
A shell drops into the midst of a group of officers, Crimean War (1854-1856).

The Cavalry Division was posted near Balaklava, guarding the British army’s lines of communication. During October 1854, false alarms were numerous.