Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a failed military attack during the Crimean War in 1854. It was a charge by British Light Cavalry (who didn't have many weapons or armour) against Russians and their allies. The cavalry were supposed to attack regular soldiers, which they were good at, but the British leaders made a mistake and caused the cavalry to attack artillery guns, which they were not good at. It is remembered because there was a poem written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that praised the bravery of the soldiers. It was also seen as a symbol of the failures of British rulers during that time.
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Charge of the Light Brigade by Richard Caton Woodville Jr.
The written order which led to the Charge
Timeline of the charge from Forgotten Heroes: The Charge of the Light Brigade (2007).
The Chasseurs d'Afrique led by General d'Allonville clearing Russian artillery from the Fedyukhin Heights.
Initial London Gazette dispatches, addressed to the Duke of Newcastle, in which the event was first reported. Raglan blamed Lucan in the dispatch, igniting significant controversy.
Officers and men of the 13th Light Dragoons, survivors of the charge, photographed by Roger Fenton
Souvenir picture of the 1904 survivors' reunion
Grave of Charles Macaulay, former Sergeant 8th KRI Hussars "One of the Six Hundred" in Woodhouse Cemetery, Leeds
