The Charge Of The Light Brigade: The Crimean War's Greatest Blunder | History of Warfare | Timeline

This channel is part of the historical hit Network to find a military expedition that completely summarizes the popular concept of the British army in the 19th century and that you would look no further than the Battle of Balaclava 14 1854 during the Crimean War, it is not difficult. imagine the young men of the time listening with wide eyes to Great Tales of bravery from the battlefield, with hearts fluttering and eager for the day when they too are old enough to take their place in His Majesty's Army and march proudly towards Glory. is full of acts of heroic courage that must be fired by the brave Victory against the odds of Sir Colin Campbell's Thin Red Line and the swift

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of the Heavy Brigade led by the remarkable Sir James Scarlett, but it is the men of the Brigade Light and his The Charge of Valiant Doom immortalized in Tennyson's memorable poem, now part of British military folklore, his story is an epic blend of incredible valor, terrible disaster and the confusing mystery surrounding Lord Raglan's fateful order to carry.

The exact reasons for the war in Crimea were profound. deep-rooted but resided mainly in the British government's fear of Russian expansionism that Russia planned at Long Harbor over the Balkans in southeastern Europe and its ambitious Tsar Nicholas I saw the collapse of the Turkish Empire as a perfect opportunity to continue pressing his claims in the capture of Turkey. Constantinople would give Russia full control over the entrance to the Black Sea from the Mediterranean via the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus with an already established and secure naval base at Sevastopol, this would open the way for Russian warships to reach the Mediterranean and would allow massive influence over foreign borders. trade routes, particularly those of Britain and France, it is not surprising that in the volatile political climate of the 1850s these two countries were determined that a shift in the strategic balance should not be allowed to occur;

It was only intense external pressure that had deterred Russia from previous attempts at it. to take control of the Balkans from Turkey Bazaar Nicholas was a difficult man to dissuade in 1852 he was involved in an argument with France over the key to the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem and then in Turkish territory when the Sultan of Turkey decided the dispute In favor of France's Catholic bazaar declared war on Turkey, although this was ostensibly to protect the Orthodox religion, it was obvious to all that questions of faith were secondary to Russian territorial ambitions. His first act of aggression was to invade Moldova and they were lazier, the war was vigorously pursued by both. sides with many casualties yet this was not to be the last conflict between the two countries it was for a charity concert to help the wounded of the conflict of 1877 that Peter Elish Tchaikovsky composed the famous Slavic march that appears in this program Great Britain was naturally alarmed but recognized Russia as a determined and powerful enemy and therefore acted cautiously limiting its involvement to Naval Patrols in the Black Sea.

However, on November 30, 1853, the Russians attacked the Turkish fleet anchored in the port of Cinopi near Constantinople and completely destroyed it. With a loss of 4,000 Turkish lives, the British and French fleets arrived in time only to rescue the few survivors from the rubble. The reaction in Britain to the news was outrage and in an instant a previously dispassionate press was demanding action be taken. Government ministers were accused of servility and portrayed in the press as weak and indecisive, in particular the press attacked Prime Minister Lord Aberdeen, one punch in particular carried out a fierce campaign against him, immature was characterized as a tartan buffoon If you love

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code at checkout the protest the press did its job suddenly the entire public mood changed something had to be done to help poor, beleaguered Turkey, the sick man of Europe, unable to resist the enormous wave of public sentiment when the still cautious British government demanded in an ultimatum to Russia on February 27, 1854 that its troops withdraw from Moldavia and disappear here by April 30 or the two countries would be at war and this stipulation of peace was contemptuously ignored by Tsar Nicholas, so, having Having concluded a formal treaty of alliance with France, Britain set about building an army to defeat the Russians, obviously a full scale war with a nation as vast as Russia was out of the question and the protection of 1854 was always seen as a short, hard lesson to be given to the upstart Russians.

Britain and France decided to concentrate on two fronts, a naval war in the Baltic and in the Baltic Sea. areas where the main threat to their interests was Crimea and the Russian bases in Sevastipol. This was not a simple task. Britain had enjoyed almost 40 years without a major European conflict and the long shadow of the Duke of Wellington still fell over military Wellington. had died in 1852 and perhaps in an attempt to provide continuity, overall command of the British Expeditionary Force was handed over to Lord Raglan and the 66-year-old Master of the Ordinance and former military secretary to the Iron Dukes, a Waterloo veteran , where he lost his right arm. the balaclava campaign was to be his first command of troops in battle.

Raglan received five infantry divisions with a total of 26,000 men from these five divisions, only one of the commanders leading them was under 60 years of age. The addition of the cavalry

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s increased the total army. strength at 28,000. It was this same Cavalry that would give the campaign its special reputation and it was among the ranks of the Cavalry that the most interesting characters were found. The divisional command of the Cavalry was Lord Lucan, an experienced and staunch. 54-year-old cavalryman whose insistence on strict discipline made him extremely unpopular with officers and troops alike. He had no say in the choice of his two subordinates and was mortified to learn that command of the Light Cavalry Brigade had been entrusted to his brother.

His brother-in-law, Lord Cardigan, these two men hated each other and made no attempt to hide it. The acerbic and poorly made cardigan had entered the army late and had obtained his first commission through the purchasing system by which an officer could purchase his commission that same day. The purchasing system remained even then in distribution, as illustrated by the contemporary caricature of him, although Brave had undoubtedly enjoyed a rather uneven military career thus far and Crimea was to be no exception. Command of Calvary's other formation, the Heavy Brigade, was handed over to Brigadier General James. Scarlett, 55 years old and a man who was to fight with great distinction during the British Army's campaign in 1854, had of course not been involved in a major war since Waterloo.

He is sometimes called the almost 40 years of peace, 39 years of peace, in fact, now this. had inevitably had a considerable effect on their overall efficiency, nothing to do with the courage of the men, there had been quite a few small colonial wars of one kind or another and India, as always, had a series of campaigns, but in terms of the administration of the army and keeping it modernized was a bit behind the times as I would say, firstly its numbers were greatly reduced in 1854 there were only something like 105,000 men in the British army and many of them were stationed in India and other seasons and it was a matter of great difficulty to raise an army of some 26,000 men to form the Peninsula Expeditionary Force, we also had to accept that the influence of the Grand Duke of Wellington had not been entirely beneficial. the good in the long year since his most famous moment in 1815.

He became ultra-conservative in his views and had been very opposed to the suggested changes and reforms, of course, only dying in 1852, two years before the beginning of this campaign and Of course, Lord Raglan is always saying in this campaign what the dear Duke would have done when he has to make a decision. He's always trying to think of how the former Big Boss would have addressed a particular problem, but probably looked the worst. of the army fighting in the Crimea in 1854 is its logistics and supply organization. The foreign troops of 1854 left Britain for the Crimean Peninsula amidst scenes of wild enthusiasm from an excited public eager to see off Her Majesty's army with a standing ovation, however things began to go.

Almost immediately after a pleasant stay, British troops joined their French allies at Varner, in the Turkish hell of Bulgaria, bringing the total number of Allied soldiers crammed into the hot, dirty little town to over forty thousand, The men of both armies soon became bored and disillusioned. While they waited for their orders in overcrowded sanitary conditions to compound their woes, an outbreak of cholera swept through the lands, claiming 600 men in just a few days, but in August news arrived that should have signaled the end of the men's deprivation. Russia alarmed Austria's concentration of troops on its eastern border and withdrew from Moldova in Malachi, thus complying with the terms of the British ultimatum.

The war could and should have been avoided, but the governments of Great Britain and France would have none of it. It was the later jingoistic colonial era that they had sent their soldiers to deal a punitive blow against the Russians and that was exactly what they intended them to do. Lord Aberdeen in particular was now a driving force in the continuation of the war, strengthened by the continued public support for the war that Raglan instructed. to attack Sevastopol and destroy the Russian fleet, the probable achievement of these ambitious orders was not helped by the fact that no invasion plan actually existed;

Furthermore, little or nothing was known about Russian strength and even less had been learned about the terrain on which the Allies stood. The armies were about to fight. Raglan commanded an army now greatly reduced by disease and in a very bad mood they would have to disembark in Crimea, totally lacking logistical support, without tents, without hospitals or ambulances. Therefore, a lot of faith was put into the increase. of morale, but abandoning Bulgaria and possible action would cause the fallen spirits of man, the allies, 27,000 British, 30,000 French and seven thousand terms to land unopposed in the kilometer of Crimean Bay on September 14, 1854, but it was a full five days before the landing was completed and the Allied army could begin its march south towards Sevastopol, which was 35 miles away, thanks to the following day, September 20 brought the first major engagement of the war in the Crimea if Raglan had been surprised by The Calamita Bay landings met with no opposition;

He would soon see the reason why, along the southern bank of the Alma River, was the imposing sight of the waiting Russian army, composed of 33,000 infantry and 3,400 cavalry with 28 cannons placed in redoubts that he commanded. . by His Highness Prince Alexander Menschikov, who had given the Tsar his personal assurance that the Allied advance will be checked and the line at Alma will be hellish for at least three weeks, allowing time for the strengthening of the defenses at Sevastopol for the first time to the two great armies. Seeing their enemy, the infantry on both sides were armed with a new Mini, a rifle that had replaced the previous flintlock baskets that would serve the British Army since Waterloo and are still loaded with the muzzleloader, it was a far superior weapon with an accuracy of up to 800 yards with one bullet in 16 taking effect, compares very favorably with one in 459, supposedly achieved by the old flintlock musket during the Peninsula War.

The British in particular inflicted heavy losses on tight Russian positions, and one bullet sometimes represented two or three men. The battle of the soul began with a French attack commanded by General Campbell Bear who, although tremendously enthusiastic, nevertheless managed to survive the British

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and the As the first divisions began to make steady progress towards the coal stream and the Grenadier Guards advanced in splendid order up the slope, destroying the Russian lions with their volleys of fire to the west, the French forces managed toturned the Russian left flank and the Highland Brigade brilliantly commanded by Sir Colin Campbell defeated the enemy on the right.

It took the Allies only an hour and a half to complete a total of The victory sent the Russians of the day retreating towards Sevastopol and won the British Army its first major pitched battle in almost 40 years. For many British soldiers, this was actually their first experience of battle and, all things considered, they had certainly achieved a notable victory at that time. It is vividly remembered by Lieutenant Colonel Somerset J. Goff Calforb, a staff officer who served throughout the campaign in subsequent advertisements. About a mile and a half from Alma, the British troops ceased their pursuit and then rose in a chair, the chair of twenty thousand victorious Men, even some poor wounded men joined in.

I will never forget that chair as long as I live. I almost faced the fallen enemy. It must have been so irritating for them. I heard a man from the guards pointing to some wounded Russians say, I mean Bill. It was pleasant for them, poor devils, to hear our boys applaud, so the men were tired and many exhausted from lack of water. Lord Raglan rode up and down the line of troops and the men cheered him loudly, there was such a handshake, a step, the hand of a friend and he said: God bless you, old friend, I'm so glad to see you well, but victory had not been achieved without cost. 362 men of the Eastern army lay dead on the field and another 1,600 wounded, the Russians whose commanders were astonished.

British courage and discipline suffered over 6,000 casualties as the British cheered up and rested. Few could have known it, but now came the turning point in the entire campaign. Lord Lucan, whose cavalry had not seen action at Alma, vigorously urged Raglan to send them in search of the fleeing Russians, Raglan refused. The official reason Lord Raglan gave for not pursuing immediately after the success at the Soul River line was that his men were tired and that he had to give them three days' rest to catch up and reorganize. and prepare to advance again, that does not ring true, the Cavalry and Lord Lucan had not been directly involved in the battle and were absolutely fresh, in fact Lord Lucan pressed Lord Raglan on the wisdom of following the Russians there and then Luke and saw that there was a great opportunity to assault Sevastopol from the north while the Russians were confused and unprepared, a bowl-shifting attack against a weakened enemy that surely should have brought a complete victory with the French and a complete agreement.

Raglan chose to circumnavigate Sevastopol. In doing so, he spurned an attack from the south and paved the way for the grueling months of war that would soon follow. The Russian garrison at Sevastopol commanded by Admiral Cornilov took advantage of his good fortune and set about strengthening its defenses. As Menchikov withdrew his army inland, the main priority for the British and French was to secure their supply lines reaching them by sea, so the Eastern Army passed around Sevastopol towards the Shersonisi Plateau. Their objective was the Two Harbors, kamiyesh and balaclava. As the troops had to be supplied from England and France, it was essential that they quickly capture a safe harbor in deep water.

A balaclava was chosen as the target and the port was secured by the British on 26 September. After only token resistance from its defenders with the port secure, the infantry moved to the Shersonisi highlands, south of Sevastopol, leaving the two cavalry divisions around balaclavas. It was decided not to immediately attack Sevastible. Robert and the French high command insisted on a full artillery bombardment of the city before attempting it. It could be done and Raglan was always aware of the need to maintain the strength of the Anglo-French alliance once again and agreed, but it took eight days of backbreaking work to prepare the artillery batteries, during which time the Russian defenses They grew stronger as Allied morale weakened.

The weakened supplies had to be transported three miles from the crowded port of Balaclava. Insurmountable supply difficulties meant that no fruit or vegetables reached the troops, only salted meat and biscuits, drinking water was contaminated far away and, most dangerously, there were again some cases of cholera. soon the disease of hard work and co-crimea The knights combine to shatter the euphoria of victory in Alma the campaign's infamous reputation for harsh climate and sanitary conditions were already beginning to set in the war in Crimea was the First conflict recorded by the newborn Art of Photography. The images seen here were taken at the end of the campaign and capture some of the misery that British troops endured in that desolate landscape wrapped up against the bitter cold, looking more like refugees than foreign soldiers.

Let's just say that I never felt anything that matched the intensity of the cold. The nights got worse instead of better. The wind was so strong that it literally blinded you. It was with the

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difficulty that I could get my horse to face the storm. One of them was covered in ice cakes. , my beard and mustache were frozen into some kind of lump and my eyes felt like they were sore for days. I never remember having suffered so much from the severity of the climate. What's worse, the French had over 1,200 cases of Cholera. I'm told that troops die like rotten sheep, literally falling over each other.

French soldiers believe that many of their comrades were buried before they were actually dead, although they would no doubt have died within a few hours, but what a horrible idea. that the dying second should be hastened into eternity and in such a terrible manner that the siege works were completed, the artillery began its bombardment on October 17, but despite a week of bombardments that roared death and havoc in Sevastopol, the garrison did not give way like a shuffle. they failed to force a garrison to surrender, and the colder night of living conditions in Allied camps worsened the frustration that inevitably sends troops and morale into a tailspin, adding to Allied problems. a new danger appeared.

Intelligence reported that Menshikov's 25,000 Russian troops were massing in preparation. Unconvinced of an attack on Balaclava, Raglan was skeptical of the reports and made the fateful decision to ignore them completely and thus allow the Russians the first advantage in the celebrated Battle of Balaclava on October 25, 1854. The Man Responsible of the defense of Balaclava. The vital port of Balaclava was Sir Colin Campbell, an extremely capable and experienced 62-year-old veteran of the Peninsular War and a commander of some repute to ensure its defence. A line of century doubts has been built along the causeway approximately north of the port. 800 yards away and manned mostly by Turkish troops, 1,200 Royal Marines with 26 guns were placed on the east side of the Balaclava Gorge and at the entrance to the gorge were the 93rd Highlanders W Battery, Royal Artillery and a battalion. of Turks, the nearest cavalry was half a mile to the south under the command of Lord Lucan, but the Russians had done their homework well, realizing that the nearest infantry reinforcements available to Campbell were on the Shersonisi plateau, such once two hours away.

Menchikov planned a massive attack against the recalls from the west by sending a total of 25 battalions and 78 guns under the command of General Liprande to take the position, three more columns were to attack from the east, while more infantry and cavalry remained in reserve at the north, in the northern valley and the Fedokini Hills, although Raglan was not convinced of a possible attack on three doubts Lucan commanding the Cavalry was much more concerned that he and Campbell had established a reasonable working relationship that brought a measure welcome cooperation between infantry and cavalry. Lucan's concern led to the Cavalry laying down tools daily at dawn and therefore when the first Russian shells hit number one on October 25, they were at least prepared to come to the aid of the infantry if necessary, with surprise On their side, the Russians quickly invaded the redoubts, the allied cavalry in support sustained a large number of casualties and at 7:30 a.m.

The situation had become desperate, the Russians now controlled all the redoubts along the heights of the causeway. It was then that Raglan appeared on the scene and after surveying the battlefield from the eastern escarpment he sent orders to the 1st and 4th Infantry Divisions to march in support of Sir Colin Campbell. He also ordered Lucan with his cavalry to withdraw south of the great red house where they could be protected by artillery fire from the surrounding hills. Lucum was not very happy to receive Raglan's instructions and abandoned the 93rd Highlanders with only 550 troops positioned on a small ridge north of katikayoi between the Russians and the entrance to Balaclava Gorge.

Sir Colin Campbell warned of the danger of the situation and managed to increase his Migra troops with 46 wounded guards and some more Turks. From the redoubts and artillery of Battery W, before long the Russian guns in the captured redoubts began to find their range, so Campbell ordered the 93rd to form on the reverse slope of the ridge. As soon as this was done, many of the Turks lost their nerve and fled towards Balaclava, leaving the remaining men of the 93rd Highlanders to await the appearance of their enemy. They didn't take long to arrive. Four eager squadrons of Risott's Assad soon galloped down the North Valley between captured redoubts four and five directly toward Campbell's 93rd Campbell.

He formed his men into two ranks still on the other side of the slope, ignoring the usual square formation, and, as Russian cavalry thundered toward them, he caused his two lines of men to make a sudden and dramatic appearance in the background. top of the ridge. The Splendid Campbell rode along the line calling to his troops to remember that there is no retreat from here men, you must die where you are. Lasagne they were carrying were stunned by the sudden appearance of the number 93 from Beyond the Ridge and by its unusual formation, unsure of how to react, their

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began to falter with the impetuous bravery that characterized Scottish fighters throughout As the centuries passed, some men in the ranks of the 93rd instinctively began to advance toward their enemy, but Campbell knew this would be fatal.

The 93rd was within range, the order came to fire the first volley which caused havoc in the ranks of the Ozarks, although not enough to keep the charge at 250 yards, a second volley attacked the Cavalry and they turned to their left in confusion a third body towards his right flank. He sent the Hussars into a full retreat towards the Heights Causeway, harassed by the artillery of W Battery and provoked by the cheers of the 93rd Highlanders, their heroic position would forever be known as the Thin Red Line. Discipline and courage have always been important factors in history. of British infantry taking part in a campaign and that was as true in the Victorian era as it had been in that or the Grand Duke of Wellington and the wars against Napoleon, in many ways there was a sense of having inherited the traditions of the Peninsula and of the Waterloo campaign in these regiments and were famous for their great discipline when it came to shooting, following the officers' orders to fire instead of firing, as soon as they thought they were within range they were drawn.

Of course, in this famous double line it goes down in history as a thin red line, but the first real mention of it in this particular operation refers to the thin red line, which I think gives an even better idea of ​​how thin they were. cover the front of this imposing and cracked attack of the approaching Russian cavalry on Lord Dragon observe the magnificent performance of Campbell's 93rd from his position on the battlefield waiting for them to be overrun, he had ordered Lucan to send support from cavalry to Campbell and Luke and therefore ordered Sir James Scarlett to detach eight squadrons of his heavy

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and ride towards Kadikayoi, in so doing paving the way for another of the morning's glorious actions.

Scarlett was a large, popular man who had never seen battle before but had been wise enough to surround himself with the experienced Lieutenant Elliot, his ADC, and Colonel Beaton, who acted in an advisory capacity, Scarlett, according to ordered him, they moved from the foot of the Sapulina Ridge towards Kadikaiori with their eight squads, including the first and second squads in their kills, the fourth and fifth dragoon guards, Scots Graves and the Royals who Advance took them to the south of the camp of the Light Brigade hastily attacked and abandoned it only a few hours before and went through a greatvineyard.

It was here that Scarlett first saw what must have been an unexpected sight: the rest of Rissoff's Cavalry, all 19 squadrons. Many of them remained throughout the Valley and were heading directly towards them. Scarlett once realized that it would be impossible to form the eight squads of her because some had not cleared the camp or the vineyard, roaring the left order, they lined up. second in their murders, first and second grass and the fifth Dragon guard formed in two lines while Scarlet and his officers coldly directed the operations with their backs to the Russian advance as with the four squadrons of USARs that had attacked The Thin Red Line confusion appeared.

To set up the Russian charge at the crucial moment, an inexplicably rissoff stopped his 2000th Cavalry just a hundred meters from Scarlet. If he felt the need to redeploy his men in front of Scarlett's line, he had seriously underestimated the time available to him and British willpower, for whatever reason, gave Scarlett the breathing room she needed and gave her the opportunity. completely unexpected of facing a stationary enemy, if numerically superior, Scarlett finally shouted her order and Trumpeter sounded the trot, galloped and charged. the famous charge of the heavy brigade Scarlett Elliott the trumpeter and Scarlett's enormous orderly, Ella Gog, was the first among the Russians at least 50 or 60 meters ahead of the massacres of Innis and the Scottish Greys, the notable brigadier He soon plunged deep into the Russian ranks, thrusting and slashing with his sword in a matter of seconds, bronze had him in his kills and the bare-skinned Scottish Grays joined the frantic fight for life.

Corporal Goff of the Innis murders recalled the scene where my horse fell and got up again and I was tangled in the saddle. with my head and one of my legs on the ground he tried to climb a girl but he fell again but I managed to get free a Russian Cossack was going to impale me but McNamara came close and almost cut his head off his body, so thank God. I didn't get a single scratch. I grabbed a radulus horse and then a Russian appeared. I saw a gun in the Oyster newspaper, so I shot him in the arm.

He dropped his sword and I immediately ran it through his body, but poor Captain Neville fell. his horse and was wounded there he had a large wound and three others on his back in these still with his fish to the Grind until believing that they had left he raised his head to look when a Russian dismounted and cut him with a sword above him. his On the head, his helmet saved his scalp, but his right ear was cut off and some cavalry rolled on him and if they wounded me terribly with the horse's hooves, Private Abbott dismounted, I lifted him off the ground and finally did stop and ended up finally savagely dragging him by bodily force to safety, the terrible melee continued with a group of heavy British and Russian hussars attacking each other in the closest possible place, incredibly only 10 minutes after Scarlett crashed against the Russian ranks, the five squadrons of British cavalry with only 500 troops again gained dominance over the 2,000 Russians and their formation began to fall apart.

A final assault on their right flank by the 4th Dragoon Guard was decisive and the Russians began in disarray. Withdrawal towards the heights of the road. During the entire action the Heavy Brigade had suffered 78 casualties, the Russians 270. The surprising Sir James Scarlet had five wounds to the body of his ADC Eliot 14. Both were classified as probably wounded. A French general who watched the entire action was moved to watching the heavy brigade win was the most glorious thing I have ever seen Sir Colin Campbell is the 93rd Highlanders cheering behind him Grace Gallant Grace I am 62 years old and if I were young again I would be proud to be in their ranks, so the British won a tremendous second victory in the ongoing Battle.

Spirits were high and the Russians were in some disarray. Surely no one could have foreseen the disaster that occurred in less than two hours before the unfortunate Light Brigade withdrew their confused and battered Cavalry to the relative safety of the eastern end of the northern Valley, where they joined together. The eight guns of the third Don Cossack field battery very close to 22 other Russian guns forming a formidable 30 artillery pieces stationed on three sides of the valley, 90 long minutes would pass before the first movements were made to confront them. in which they took stock of the situation and reorganized their ranks, a moment that proved fatal for the Light Brigade.

Raglan was desperate to take advantage of Scarlett's victory with his Heavy Brigade, but his plans were thwarted by the painfully slow progress of the originally infantry divisions. Raglan intended for the incomplete to join the Cavalry and recover the readings still occupied by the Russians, but he finally lost patience and at 10:15 a.m. he sent the order to the Lucan Cavalry to advance and take advantage of the situation. Any chance of regaining the heights will be supported by the Infantry which has been ordered to advance on two fronts, it was now that confusion and uncertainty began to take over the proceedings.

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in heavy brigades in the West End of the In the North Valley, between the Fedakini hills and the causeway heights, he now expected to receive orders against the Russians who had previously been defeated by the Heavy Brigade, but with the With additional weapons the Russians were now in well-prepared positions and could not be attacked without infantry support. However, what Lucan could not see due to the undulation of the terrain was the Russian artillery attempting to take weapons from the redoubts in the causeway. The heights, taking arms traditionally marked a victory in battle and it was against these men that Raglan expected Lucan to attack.

While Raglan from his position could clearly observe the situation, Lucan was completely unaware of the destination of the weapons and remained still while he waited for the arrival of the Infantry that he needed to advance against his objective. Raglan became very upset with the Ruken still waiting in the North. Valley while the guns were still being carried if glucan had not advanced in response to his previous order, what was happening on Earth, the tragedy of the Light Brigade was about to unfold with the typical Victorian regard for the correct form of calf, remember the events. Today it is my task to record the sad catastrophe of the day, if bravery, courage and audacity can in any way compensate for the noble lives that were sacrificed, we have every reason to be proud of the chivalry displayed.

In fact, I doubt we will be able to contemplate It is a disaster considering the impression that the small group of Nobles made on the enemy, although the result was not a victory, but it will be remembered as a shining proof of how little our troops consider the odds that They oppose them when Duty points the way. He called upon the noted captain of horsemen Edward Nolan, a man with an uneven temperament and excitable nature, and gave him his second order to be delivered to Lucan. Lord Raglan wants the cavalry to advance quickly to the front and try to prevent the enemy from taking the weapons. horse artillery troop male company French cavalry is on his left It was Raglan's unfortunate decision to entrust Nolan with the order that led directly to the disaster that would follow Nolan despised Lucan and had been privately fiercely critical of both the man and him.

Cavalry him during the campaign so far, Nolan now had the perfect opportunity to force Lucan to behave in a manner he believed appropriate for a British commander. Lucan, who could not see the weapons being carried, received the order with a mixture of bewilderment and deep concern. For all intents and purposes, he was being ordered to charge the front-formed artillery and insisted that Nolan return to clarify the order. Nolan replied that Lord Raglan's orders are that the Cavalry must immediately attack Luke and launched an attack. Of course, it was justified, it is an uncertainty that he had not seen and could not see the cannons in the strongholds from the heights of the road, but now Nolan was in a state of great excitement and with attitude and subordination he extended his arm in the direction of the cannons. waiting in excellent position at the end of the North Valley the wrong Valley there my Lord is your enemy there are your weapons Lucan possibly flustered by the confusion and Nolan's highly disconcerting manner made the fatal decision to attack the canyons at the end of the North Valley the third Dawn's Cossack battery and not the weapons being taken from the redoubts on the Heights Causeway, he approached his hated brother-in-law Lord Cardigan and informed him of his decision.

Cardigan personally pointed out a gun battery on three sides. They were waiting for them to which Lucan replied I know, but Lord Raglan will have it and we have no choice but to tragically obey. The hatred between the two men was so intense that it was impossible for them to communicate. A more rational discussion was out of the question. Therefore, no attempt to rectify the order Cardigan simply walked away with the words here goes The Last of The Brood nulls and so, after Lucan had issued a stern warning against Andrew, haste Cardigan gave his order, the McGrade will advance three Lines of the Light Brigade began to slowly move down the van behind them and to their right were Lucan and Scarlet and the Heavy Brigade, but despite Lukan's exhortation to keep pace, the 600 men of the Light Brigade soon began to move. jog leaving the Heavies somewhere behind.

It was then a famous and dramatic scene occurred: Captain Nolan, who had sought permission to travel with the 17th Lancers in the Light Brigade, suddenly Gallup Ford in front of Cardigan shouted frantically and waved his Saber if for Finally the real Isaac Cardigan and his Cavalry were about to attack the wrong weapons. was Nolan's extraordinary behavior. A desperate attempt to redirect the charge away from the Cossack battery he was waiting for and towards the readings on the road. The history of Heights will never know, because when Nolan advanced, he was shot in the chest, thus becoming the first fatality of the charge.

The first man killed, a grape struck him in the chest, his horse turned and carried him back, so that our advancing squadrons, his screams were heard far above the battle and he fell dead from his saddle near the place where The order had been given to attack. The charge of our Cavalry increased every moment until they were thundering down the valley making the ground beneath them tremble. The terrible carnage that was taking place from the fire that the enemy poured upon them apparently did not stop their race and they headed headlong to their deaths. disregarding his duties, but the theme of his attack behind the smoke and dust of light began Lord Lucan and the Heavies were struggling to keep pace;

Before long a dangerous gap had opened between the two brigades and Lucan was faced with an agonizing decision whether he should press. Press on and try to join the Light Brigade, which could be seen being cut to ribbons in front of him or, if he stopped, it would reduce his losses and cover his inevitable retreat through the North Valley. Lucan saw little sign of continuing and therefore ordered the Heavy Brigade to stop shouting that I have sacrificed the Light Brigade, they will not have the heavyweight if I can help them in the meantime, the Light Brigade with Lord Cardigan on his sword in the head, ever on the slope, continues to show the dauntless courage and discipline that would be the fame of every Victorian army.

They were in the center of a storm of cannon and shrapnel that devastated their charging ranks, leaving the air filled with the terrible screams of dying and maimed men on terrified horses. The first line was only 100 meters from the Russian guns when they fired. a terrible final volley of grapeshot that tore the line in two, leaving only 150 horsemen. Incredibly, Lord Cardigan was among them and rode almost disdainfully between the cannons before coming face to face with the Russian cavalry waiting behind the artillery cardigan. His goal had been achieved. his duty done he turned his horse and retreated into the valley.

Soon the lucky survivors of the light brigade reached the canyons and faced a new desperate battle for life as the waiting Russian Cossacks fell upon them shouting wildly and bravely the Light Brigade. They fought the gunners with sabers, a series of bitter hand-to-hand fights ensued, an encounter with swords, men with spears were impaled and heads and limbs were cut off and severed. As soon as the Russians saw that all our squadrons had reached the cannons, they sent a large body of spearmen to cut off our retreat. Colonel Shelwell immediately ordered the eighthousers to turn and charge and he himself was the first to enter the Russian lancers who offered, but the resistance of FEMA then the eighth cut through them four times his force, cuttingall. their path as the rest dispersed to right and left was cleared for the rest of our Cavalry to retreat in a pose, but not unmolested when the enemy opened upon them with grape from both sides, which combined with fire wreaked havoc terrible in the brave remnant of The Light Brigade, two monster squadrons, made a brilliant attack against the Russian batteries on their left front, silencing several guns and retreating only under the overwhelming fire of the Russian infantry.

It was a bold act and very worthy of his reputed foreign ELO. The losses suffered by our Light Horse in this splendid but unfortunate charge were very great. The shattered remains of the Light Brigade returned in groups battered and bleeding from North Valley Lord's cardigan. Each time the military man sought out Lucan to complain bitterly about Captain Nolan's behavior. Then he grew older, his commander was exhausted. It's a crazy mental trick. It's not my fault. The recriminations began almost instantly. Raglan, unable to believe what he had witnessed, protested with a cardigan. What do you mean, sir, by attacking a battery contrary to everyone? the customs of war and the customs of service, my Lord, I hope you do not blame me because I received the order to attack from my superior officer in front of the troops.

Ken Cardigan responded with an accusatory gesture toward Lucan, sir, Raglan said quietly. lost the Light Brigade The Light Brigade's charge lasted approximately 25 minutes and covered a distance of a mile and a quarter. 673 men undertook that fatal journey towards the canyons that the best light cavalry brigade Britain could muster and all desperate to see action. When it was over, the Brigade could only boast 195 fully fit men, 113 lay dead in the valley and 247 more were seriously wounded, unable to bear arms. With 475 horses dead and another 42 wounded, the Light Brigade had paid a terrible price for their journey. To the Glory, a day that had started so well for the British had ended in disaster, the Russians had practically destroyed the Light Brigade and had captured the weapons of the readings that they still had on part of the Heights Causeway, the British had to reflect about a series of missed opportunities and misunderstandings, firstly, the result of the battle of balaclava was that it denied the Russians their objective in carrying out the attack, which of course was to attack the port of balaclava, destroy our bases and supply lines and therefore making our position on the fields in front of Sevastopol strategically untenable cannot be said to have had very great effect at all.

The campaign on the peninsula was to last until the following September before the Russians evacuated Sevastopol and the war began to move to a conclusion, but of course the reason it forms part of so much folklore is that it contains no less than three main episodes with which the British people immediately identified after receiving reports of the battle and had become part of our sort of national myth ever since. What if Raglan took advantage of him after the Battle of Alma? If reports of the Russian attempt to attack Balaclava were taken more seriously, if Cardigan pursued the fleeing Russian cavalry after the heavy brigade's charge, perhaps most important of all would have been that tragic confusion that sent to the Light Brigade on its infamous mission of death.

These questions will always remain unanswered, but at least they left an eternal testimony to the courage and bravery of a 600 gallon. Cannon to the right of them Cannon to The left cannon in front of them launched a volley and thundered a storm that surprised them and the They bombarded bravely and rode well in the tasks of death in the mouth of hell, wrote the 600. foreigner.