The Charge of the Light Brigade

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Lucan has been criticised for not doing enough to check what was meant. The order was delivered by Captain Nolan. Questioned by Lucan, he impatiently pointed down the valley and replied: There, my lord, is your enemy; there are your guns.

The numbers are disputed, but between 100 and 200 are thought to have died. Debate has raged over who was to blame. Raglan's order was poor. It told cavalry commander Lord Lucan to advance rapidly to the front... & try to prevent the enemy carrying away the Turkish guns.

British commander Lord Raglan, standing above his cavalry, decided to attack the Russians on the Causeway Heights. An order was sent but it was fatally misinterpreted, and 673 Light Brigade cavalrymen were sent charging down the valley with Russian guns all around.

To the south a thin red line of Highlanders fought off a Russian cavalry force . The Heavy Brigade - also outnumbered – repelled a separate attack .The British cavalry ended up at the western end of the North Valley.

In autumn 1854, as the allies prepared to strike the Sebastopol naval base, the Russians attacked British and Turkish forces at Balaclava. The battle began with the Russians capturing Turkish guns on the Causeway Heights

One of the British Army's most infamous engagements took place 150 years ago. On 25 October 1854, during the Crimean War, a misunderstood order sent 600 cavalrymen thundering into heavy Russian gunfire.

The Crimean War was fought between Russia on one side and Turkey, Britain and France on the other. The alliance feared Russia's interference in the Ottoman Empire would lead to expansion into the rest of Europe

Light Brigade commander Lord Cardigan also queried the order, but proceeded with the suicidal mission nonetheless.

Captain Nolan

Lord Cardigan

Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward,All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred."Forward, the Light Brigade!"Charge for the guns!" he said:Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. "Forward, the Light Brigade! " Was there a man dismay'd?

Plunged in the battery-smokeRight thro' the line they broke;Cossack and RussianReel'd from the sabre stroke Shatter'd and sunder'd.Then they rode back, but not Not the six hundred.

Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred. .Flash'd all their sabres bare, Flash'd as they turn'd in air,Sabring the gunners there,Charging an army, while All the world wonder'd:

Cannon to right of them,Cannon to left of them,Cannon in front of them Volley'd and thunder'd; Storm'd at with shot and shell,Boldly they rode and well,Into the jaws of Death,

Not tho' the soldier knew Someone had blunder'd:Their's not to make reply,Their's not to reason why,Their's but to do and die: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.

All that was left of them, Left of six hundred. When can their glory fade? O the wild charge they made! All the world wondered. Honour the charge they made, Honour the Light Brigade ,Noble six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,Cannon to left of them,Cannon behind them Volley'd and thunder'd;Storm'd at with shot and shell,While horse and hero fell,They that had fought so well Came thro' the jaws of Death Back from the mouth of Hell,

The Charge of the Light Brigade Alfred, Lord Tennyson

THE VICTORIA CROSS

FOR VALOUR

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gopal added this comment 2008-06-04 01:41:01-05:00

The Victoria Cross, which is the highest award for Valour that was/is awarded to citizens of the British Empire, is made from the Bronze extracted from bronze cascabels of the two cannon of chinese origin captured by the British forces form the Russians during the siege ofSebastopol in 1854, during the Crimean war. A firm in London has the bronze ingots, from which they make the Victoria Cross for the Brtish Armed Forces.

briza added this comment 2008-08-12 21:12:50-05:00

IT'S WONDEFUL

bardot added this comment 2008-12-24 19:14:06-06:00

Very nice.

lanceroberts added this comment 2008-07-31 19:00:29-05:00

I love war history, great glog. Thank you for sharing.

skyeclearwater added this comment 2008-08-19 03:35:24-05:00

Informative ... nice glog :)

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