It's the afternoon of September 20, 1854, on the banks of the River Alma on the Crimean Peninsula.

A bloody battle is underway. On horseback, British Colonel Sir Colin Campbell waves his sword above his head,

urging his Highland Brigade away from the river and forward up a hill. His men are stretched out in a line more than a mile line.

Cloaked in gunsmoved, they marched steadily toward the enemy position on the bluffs above them, firing as they advance.

One year ago, war broke out in Eastern Europe between the Russian Empire and an alliance made up

of Britain, France, and the Ottoman Empire.

Last week, Britain and France attempted to take the war into Russian territory by invading

the Crimean Peninsula.

British and French troops are now trying to clear the enemy from the hills overlooking

the River Alma.

But the Russians have a strong position, and hundreds of Allied troops have already fallen

as Sir Colin Campbell tries to lead his men forward.

Musket fire intensifies as the Highland troops near the summit.

Russian gunfire rips into them.

Soldiers fall, screaming in pain, but Sir Colin bellows encouragement, and the line never

stops moving.

But then a bullet catches Sir Colin's horse.

The animal buckles beneath it and its legs writhing, throwing Sir Colin to the dirt.

Dazed, he finds himself momentarily face-to-face with a wounded British soldier sprawled out on the ground.

The young man's mouth moves soundlessly as blood soaked into the earth beneath him.

There's nothing that can be done for him.

So with a roar, Sir Colin rises to his feet and lifts his sword above his head so all can see him.

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