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{{Infobox Conflict | {{Infobox Conflict | ||
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|first mention cs = The Evil of the Daleks (TV story) | |||
|first cs = The Angel of Scutari (audio story) | |||
|appearances = [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Charge of the Night Brigade (audio story)}} | |||
|date = [[1853]]-[[1856]] | |date = [[1853]]-[[1856]] | ||
|location = [[Crimean Peninsula]] | |location = [[Crimean Peninsula]] | ||
|leader1 = [[Nicholas I]] | |||
|leader2 = unknown | |||
|side1 = [[Russia|Russian Empire]] | |||
|side2 = [[British Empire]], [[France]], [[Ottoman Empire]] | |||
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| | }}{{counterparts |name=Crimean War |2= Crimean War (War of the Sontarans)|d2=''War of the Sontarans''}} | ||
| | The '''Crimean War''' was a conflict fought between the [[Russia|Russian Empire]] and the [[British Empire]] and its allies, the [[French]] and the [[Ottoman Empire]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)}}, {{cs|War of the Sontarans (TV story)}}) fought on the "border of [[Eastern Europe]]". ([[GAME]]: {{cs|Flux Fixers (game)}}) The [[Sontaran]]s saw the conflict merely as the '''Crimean skirmish'''. ([[TV]]: {{cs|War of the Sontarans (TV story)}}) | ||
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== History == | |||
On [[25 October]] [[1854]], a commonly known part of the War occurred called the "[[Charge of the Light Brigade]]," in which light-cavalry were accidentally made to attack artillery and were killed outright. [[Agonal]], disguised as an officer, actually caused this so he could feed on and enjoy the agony and death. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest}}) [[The Doctor]] was present at the Charge of the Light Brigade. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks}}; [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Angel of Scutari (audio story)|The Angel of Scutari}}) | |||
[[Arthur Terrall]] fought in the war. When asked by [[Jamie McCrimmon]] about Terrall's erratic behaviour, she said that she had heard Terrall had been wounded in the war. [[Mollie Dawson]]'s [[Mollie Dawson's uncle|uncle]] had been killed at the [[Battle of Inkerman]] on [[5 November]] of that year. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks}}) | |||
[[Nathaniel Whitlock]]'s [[Nathaniel Whitlock's father|father]] also fought at Inkerman. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Moonflesh (audio story)|Moonflesh}}) In [[1872]], Major [[Thessinger]] told the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]] that he had also fought in the same battle. However, the Doctor realised that he was lying as his account of the battle was both inaccurate and glamourised. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The First Sontarans (audio story)|The First Sontarans}}) | |||
[[Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy]], who later became famous as the author of {{cs|War and Peace}}, served as an envoy to the [[Russian army]] during the Crimean War. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Angel of Scutari (audio story)|The Angel of Scutari}}) Baron [[De Guerre]] also fought in the war. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Vampire of Paris (novel)|The Vampire of Paris}}) [[Edward Fulbright]] and [[Roger Bridewell]]'s [[Roger Bridewell's father|father]] served in the Crimea. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Evolution (novel)|Evolution}}) | |||
Miss [[Florence Woolley]]'s [[Florence Woolley's father|father]] was killed in the war. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Murder at Moorsey Manor (audio story)|Murder at Moorsey Manor}}) | |||
In October and November 1854, [[Hex]] worked with [[Florence Nightingale]], treating the wounded at the [[Scutari]] field [[hospital]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Angel of Scutari (audio story)|The Angel of Scutari}}) | |||
[[ | In [[1855]], during the war, the [[Twelfth Doctor]] met [[Mary Seacole]] in [[Balaklava]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Charge of the Night Brigade (audio story)|The Charge of the Night Brigade}}) | ||
[[ | === Undated events === | ||
The [[War Lord]]s kidnapped Crimean War soldiers, including [[Ivan Petrov]], for use in their [[War Game]]s. The survivors of the Games were returned to [[Earth]] after the War Lords were defeated. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The War Games (TV story)|The War Games}}) | |||
=== Legacy === | |||
[[Oliver Crackenthorpe|Colonel Oliver Crackenthorpe]] fought in the Crimean War, suffering from a gammy [[leg]] after fighting in [[Inkerman]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Fortitude (audio story)|Fortitude}}) | |||
The [[Hill's son|son]] of Professor [[Cedric Scrivener]]'s [[butler]] [[Hill (The Ghosts of Gralstead)|Hill]] served in the war. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Ghosts of Gralstead (audio story)|The Ghosts of Gralstead}}) | |||
{{ | Circa the [[1970s]], the [[Third Doctor]] claimed to [[Robbins]] that he was wounded in the leg in Crimea. He quickly changed his story to say it was [[Gallipoli]], and then [[El Alamein]], before questioning if it mattered. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils}}) | ||
On [[11 November]] [[1913]], an [[Doorman (Human Nature)|elderly veteran of the Crimean War]] stood outside the entrance to the village hall in [[Farringham]], [[Herefordshire]] where [[Joan Redfern (TV character)|Joan Redfern]] and [[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]] were attending a dance. Smith gave a donation to the [[Veterans of the Crimea]], a charity for the by then aged survivors of the war. The veteran was later vapourised by [[Son of Mine]]. Once the Tenth Doctor regained his [[Time Lord]] personality, he exacted judgement on Son of Mine and the [[Family of Blood]] for this and other senseless killings with everlasting punishments. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature}} / {{cs|The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood}}) | |||
When [[the Flux]] "jumbled" a number of terms relating to the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]'s past, "Crimean War | |||
== Other realities == | |||
In an [[Alternate timeline (War of the Sontarans)|alternate timeline]], the [[Crimean War (War of the Sontarans)|Crimean War]] was fought between the British and the [[Sontaran]]s instead, as a result of the replacement of Russia and [[China]] with [[Sontar (nation)|Sontar]]. With the help of the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], the Sontarans are defeated by the [[British Army]]'s [[Light Division]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans}}) | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:58, 3 November 2024
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and the British Empire and its allies, the French and the Ottoman Empire, (TV: The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)"], War of the Sontarans [+]Loading...["War of the Sontarans (TV story)"]) fought on the "border of Eastern Europe". (GAME: Flux Fixers [+]Loading...["Flux Fixers (game)"]) The Sontarans saw the conflict merely as the Crimean skirmish. (TV: War of the Sontarans [+]Loading...["War of the Sontarans (TV story)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
On 25 October 1854, a commonly known part of the War occurred called the "Charge of the Light Brigade," in which light-cavalry were accidentally made to attack artillery and were killed outright. Agonal, disguised as an officer, actually caused this so he could feed on and enjoy the agony and death. (PROSE: Blood Harvest [+]Loading...["Blood Harvest (novel)","Blood Harvest"]) The Doctor was present at the Charge of the Light Brigade. (TV: The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)","The Evil of the Daleks"]; AUDIO: The Angel of Scutari [+]Loading...["The Angel of Scutari (audio story)","The Angel of Scutari"])
Arthur Terrall fought in the war. When asked by Jamie McCrimmon about Terrall's erratic behaviour, she said that she had heard Terrall had been wounded in the war. Mollie Dawson's uncle had been killed at the Battle of Inkerman on 5 November of that year. (TV: The Evil of the Daleks [+]Loading...["The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)","The Evil of the Daleks"])
Nathaniel Whitlock's father also fought at Inkerman. (AUDIO: Moonflesh [+]Loading...["Moonflesh (audio story)","Moonflesh"]) In 1872, Major Thessinger told the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown that he had also fought in the same battle. However, the Doctor realised that he was lying as his account of the battle was both inaccurate and glamourised. (AUDIO: The First Sontarans [+]Loading...["The First Sontarans (audio story)","The First Sontarans"])
Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, who later became famous as the author of War and Peace [+]Loading...["War and Peace"], served as an envoy to the Russian army during the Crimean War. (AUDIO: The Angel of Scutari [+]Loading...["The Angel of Scutari (audio story)","The Angel of Scutari"]) Baron De Guerre also fought in the war. (PROSE: The Vampire of Paris [+]Loading...["The Vampire of Paris (novel)","The Vampire of Paris"]) Edward Fulbright and Roger Bridewell's father served in the Crimea. (PROSE: Evolution [+]Loading...["Evolution (novel)","Evolution"])
Miss Florence Woolley's father was killed in the war. (AUDIO: Murder at Moorsey Manor [+]Loading...["Murder at Moorsey Manor (audio story)","Murder at Moorsey Manor"])
In October and November 1854, Hex worked with Florence Nightingale, treating the wounded at the Scutari field hospital. (AUDIO: The Angel of Scutari [+]Loading...["The Angel of Scutari (audio story)","The Angel of Scutari"])
In 1855, during the war, the Twelfth Doctor met Mary Seacole in Balaklava. (AUDIO: The Charge of the Night Brigade [+]Loading...["The Charge of the Night Brigade (audio story)","The Charge of the Night Brigade"])
Undated events[[edit] | [edit source]]
The War Lords kidnapped Crimean War soldiers, including Ivan Petrov, for use in their War Games. The survivors of the Games were returned to Earth after the War Lords were defeated. (TV: The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)","The War Games"])
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
Colonel Oliver Crackenthorpe fought in the Crimean War, suffering from a gammy leg after fighting in Inkerman. (AUDIO: Fortitude [+]Loading...["Fortitude (audio story)","Fortitude"])
The son of Professor Cedric Scrivener's butler Hill served in the war. (AUDIO: The Ghosts of Gralstead [+]Loading...["The Ghosts of Gralstead (audio story)","The Ghosts of Gralstead"])
Circa the 1970s, the Third Doctor claimed to Robbins that he was wounded in the leg in Crimea. He quickly changed his story to say it was Gallipoli, and then El Alamein, before questioning if it mattered. (TV: The Sea Devils [+]Loading...["The Sea Devils (TV story)","The Sea Devils"])
On 11 November 1913, an elderly veteran of the Crimean War stood outside the entrance to the village hall in Farringham, Herefordshire where Joan Redfern and John Smith were attending a dance. Smith gave a donation to the Veterans of the Crimea, a charity for the by then aged survivors of the war. The veteran was later vapourised by Son of Mine. Once the Tenth Doctor regained his Time Lord personality, he exacted judgement on Son of Mine and the Family of Blood for this and other senseless killings with everlasting punishments. (TV: Human Nature [+]Loading...["Human Nature (TV story)","Human Nature"] / The Family of Blood [+]Loading...["The Family of Blood (TV story)","The Family of Blood"])
When the Flux "jumbled" a number of terms relating to the Thirteenth Doctor's past, "Crimean War
Other realities[[edit] | [edit source]]
In an alternate timeline, the Crimean War was fought between the British and the Sontarans instead, as a result of the replacement of Russia and China with Sontar. With the help of the Thirteenth Doctor, the Sontarans are defeated by the British Army's Light Division. (TV: War of the Sontarans [+]Loading...["War of the Sontarans (TV story)","War of the Sontarans"])
