Centenary of the Battle of BalaklavaPrint Page 
The plaque commemorates the centenary of the Battle of Balaklava after which the Hundred and town were named.
The Battle of Balaclava was fought on the 25 October 1854, and was the second major engagement of the Crimean War. The battle occurred while the British and French were conducting the siege of Sevastopol.The Battle of Balaclava saw the Allies suffer 615 killed, wounded, and captured, while the Russians lost 627.
Prior to the charge, the Light Brigade possessed a mounted strength of 673 men. This was reduced to 195 after the battle, with 247 killed and wounded and the loss of 475 horses. the battle severely restricted Allied movement to and from Sevastopol.
The Hundred of Balaklava is a cadastral unit of hundred located on the northern Adelaide Plains in South Australia immediately south of the Wakefield River. It is one of the eight hundreds of the County of Gawler. It was named in 1856 by Governor Dominick Daly after the Crimean War Battle of Balaklava. The township of Balaklava is at the extreme north east corner of the hundred.
Location
| Address: | 8 Wallace Street, Balaklava Institute, Balaklava, 5461 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | Foreign |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.146666 Long: 138.415498 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Colonial |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 25-October-1854 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 25-October-1954 |
| Link: | http://www.vwma.org.au/ |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1955 |
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To Commemorate The Centenary Of
THE BATTLE OF BALAKLAVA
In The Crimean War, After Which This
Hundred And Town Were Named.
The Charge Of The Light Brigade
Occured During This Battle
On 25th October, 1854.
Erected 1955.
