MOSCOW, Feb 23 - RIA Novosti. The official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, commenting on the words of the British Minister of War about the Crimean War, said that this is 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 at any moment "kick" Russia, like Emperor Nicholas I during the Crimean War.
Konashenkov noted that it would be useful for British servicemen to know that today's statements by the British Minister of War about the Crimean War are nothing more than mythology.
"The Balaklava battle of the Crimean War on October 25, 1854 went down in history not at all thanks to the perseverance of the Scottish 93rd regiment, about which Wallace so enthusiastically told. The only feat of this unit was that he simply did not escape, like the others, from the onslaught of the Russian cavalry. Suffered very bloody losses. But he did not win any victories either," Konashenkov said.
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He added that the legendary destruction of an entire aristocratic English light cavalry brigade under the command of Lord Cardigan by Russian gunners on the same day in just 20 minutes was much more vivid in the history of the Balaklava Battle.
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 unofficially during a conversation with military personnel near the Royal Horse Guards building in Westminster.
"However, the legendary destruction of an entire aristocratic English light cavalry brigade under the command of Lord Cardigan by Russian gunners on the same day in just 20 minutes became much more vivid in the history of the Balaklava Battle. 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.
