arthur wellesley ordered the charge of the light brigade.
arthur wellesley ordered the charge of the light brigade.
who ordered the charge of the light brigade?
arthur wellesley
the charge of the light brigade was a failed military action involving the british light cavalry led by lord cardigan against russian forces during the battle of balaclava on 25 october 1854 in the crimean war. british commander lord raglan had intended to send the light brigade to prevent the russians from removing captured guns from overrun turkish positions, a task for which the light cavalry were well-suited. however, there was miscommunication in the chain of command, and the light brigade was instead sent on a frontal assault against a different artillery battery, one well-prepared with excellent fields of defensive fire. the light brigade reached the battery under withering direct fire and scattered some of the gunners, but they were forced to retreat immediately, and the assault ended with very high british casualties and no decisive gains.
charge of the light brigade
bullet::::- "new accounts emerge of charge of the light brigade", jasper copping, "the telegraph", london, apr. 20, 2014.









































bullet::::- "flashman at the charge," (fiction), george mcdonald fraser, c. 1980.









































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bullet::::- confirmed chargers:, forgotten heroes charge of the light brigade









































bullet::::- nationalarchives.gov.uk, the national archives: charge of the light brigade









































bullet::::- eserver.org, "the charge of the light brigade" by lord alfred tennyson









































bullet::::- virginia.eud, a copy of the poem hand-written by tennyson









































bullet::::- bbc.co.uk, illustrated history of the charge of the light brigade









































bullet::::- loc.gov, roger fenton photographs









































bullet::::- kipling.org.uk, "the last of the light brigade" by rudyard kipling
charge of the light brigade