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William Simpson - Charge of the light cavalry brigade, 25th Oct. 1854, under Major General the Earl of Cardigan
The cavalry (far) attacking the artillery (near).

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.

Images for kids

  • Charge of the Light Brigade

    Charge of the Light Brigade by Richard Caton Woodville Jr.

  • Charge of the Light Brigade order NAM

    The written order which led to the Charge

  • Charge Timeline

    The Timeline of the Charge taken from Forgotten Heroes: The Charge of the Light Brigade (2007).

  • Map of port of Balaklava and route to Sevastopol 1855

    Contemporaneous map showing line of the charge, "Charge des Anglais"

  • Valley-of-Death-Panorama

    The charge was from left to right, with the Russian batteries at the extreme right

  • Chasseurs d'Afrique at the battle of Balaklava

    The Chasseurs d'Afrique led by General d'Allonville clearing Russian artillery from the Fedyukhin Heights.

  • Fenton13ltdragoons

    Officers and men of the 13th Light Dragoons, survivors of the charge, photographed by Roger Fenton

  • Charge of the Light Brigade survivors reunion - 1904

    Souvenir picture of the 1904 survivors' reunion

  • Charles Macaulay 600

    Grave of Charles Macaulay, former Sergeant 8th KRI Hussars "One of the Six Hundred" in Woodhouse Cemetery, Leeds

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Carga de la Brigada Ligera para niños

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