The Invasion of the Crimea
Its Origin and an Account of its Progress Down to the Death of Lord Raglan

This monumental work on the Crimean War by an eyewitness was first published between 1863 and 1887.

Alexander William Kinglake (Author)

9781108023979, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 9 December 2010

434 pages, 9 maps
21.6 x 2.5 x 14 cm, 0.55 kg

Alexander William Kinglake (1809–91) was a travel writer and historian. He witnessed the battle of the Alma and the Charge of the Light Brigade, and became well acquainted with the British commander, Lord Raglan. This work was commissioned by Lady Raglan to repair her husband's reputation, and Kinglake was given access to Raglan's papers, and to private and confidential state records. The eight volumes were published between 1863 and 1887. They were extremely successful commercially, but received mixed critical reviews, owing to the bias shown by the author, and serious questions were raised about his use of the sources to which he was given exclusive access. However, the breadth of his research, corresponding with or interviewing participants in the war, and use of French, Turkish and Russian sources as well as British, gives lasting value to the work. Volume 7 continues the account of the siege of Sebastopol.

1. The Siege of Sebastopol from the 6th of November 1854, to the middle of the ensuing February
2. Eupatoria
3. The Emperor Nicholas
4. Siege of Sebastopol from the middle of February 1855 to the second week of April
5. The secret terms of the mission entrusted to General Niel
6. The April bombardment
7. The Siege of Sebastopol (with exclusion of the April bombardment, already narrated) from the 9th of April to the middle of May
8. troubled counsels of the French
9. The now actively perturbing interference of Louis Napoleon in the war for Sebastopol
10. The interposition of the French Emperor continuing and bringing about the recall of a joint expedition
11. The Emperor's dictation resisted, the collapse of his plan, and the resignation of Canrobert
12. The relations of Austria and Prussia with the belligerents. The peace negotiations with Russia. The Austrian proposals. Their rejection entailing a change of Austria's policy
Appendix.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]