| Roger Fenton Artillery waggons, view looking towards Balaklava 1855 Salted paper print 25.1 x 34.3 cm (image) The Royal Collection RCIN 2500565 LL/91019 Photograph of a military camp, looking towards Balaklava. In the foreground there is a row of wooden artillery waggons with horses grazing near them. There is a camp behind with wooden huts and tents, and more tents can be seen in the distance. The troops engaged in the Siege of Sevastopol camped in the surrounding countryside, with ammunition and supplies brought to them from Balaklava by a purpose built railway track.
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