Into The Valley Of Death: Crimea, Balaklava, The Light Brigade: Russell, Tennyson And Kipling
Author: last_name: Various
Language: English
Year: 1854

The Charge Of The Light Brigade (1854) is a famous poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson.  It is about, among other things, the valor of soldiers and the tragic loss of life in futile war engagements.  The war is the Crimean War (1853-1856) which Russia lost against a coalition of France, United Kingdom, the Ottoman Empire, and Sardinia.  The battle is Balaclava, 25 October, 1854.  The Light Brigade (United Kingdom) comprises cavalry officers and soldiers, mounted on smaller unarmored light fast horses a