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  • Balaclava: The Battle of Balaclava, fought on 25 October 1854 during the Crimean War, was part of the Anglo-French-Turkish campaign to capture the port and fortress of Sevastopol, Russia's principal naval base on the Black Sea. Initial Allied success led to the disastroud Charge of the Light brigade,
  • baile: (Irish) town
  • claver: gossip chit-chat
  • bailey: the outer wall of a feudal castle