Was Britain Prepared for the Cimean War?

Britain was equipped thoroughly for the Crimea war in 1854, in evident to Source 2 stating “Britain, the most industrially developed of all European states”. This is exhibited by the amount of factory and mine workers within Britain. Half of the population in Britain lived in the country side (agriculture) providing various natural resources such as steel and good use of coal production to benefit and improve the British army in terms of weaponry, artillery etc. Britain was a vast, powerful empire, industrial leaders of the world and was far wealthier than any other state in Europe which highlights a perfect opportunity for the British to get a slight advantage in terms of medication, transportation such as ships and railways and in particular the utilisation of technology. Significantly, this allowed Britain to increase their tactical and communication skills throughout the war through the eclectic telegraph. Most importantly it offered Britain an advance preparation for the war that would occur in 1854.
Despite being a wealthy country, the individuals whom participated in the war, in this case the upper-class lacked experience in training which was a massive downfall and could lead to others believing that Britain was unprepared for the Crimean war in 1854. Source 2 heavily depicts the negative aspects for those whom purchased their commissions and brought their way in to elevate their rank. Consequently, due to the non-existence of involvement in warfare, this hinted a possible utter failure as not comprehending the basic skills for survival; this put other people’s innocent lives and themselves in jeopardy. Clearly, the lower/working class were prevented from contributing on what position they would best fit but due to absence of money and education they were overshadowed by the upper rank. One can argue that education was not a main priority as the majority of schools went through a system of “rote learning” and was not required to be taught features linking