The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-02-16
Ss'erf Story.
THE "SIX HUNDRED"
Graphic Description Of the Terrible Charge

Graphic Description or the Terrible tharge.
The following description Of the
charge of the six Hundred" at Bal
aklava is found in a story in the Scott
ish American, entitled-''One of the
Six Hundred.
Recoiling before the glorious charge
of our Heavy Brigade, the Russian
morse and foot had retired into a mar
row gorge at the head of the long green
valley. Their thirty pieces of cannon
we're in position, and in the rear of
them were formed six solid columns of
cavalry and six of Infantry while other
dense masses occupied the slopes be-
yond.
Notwithstanding this formidable ar
ray, in an almost unassailable position
a message was received by Lord Lucan
from Captain Lewis Edward Nolan, of
the Fifteenth Hussars-undoubtedly
Que of the bravest of the brave-to
the effect that the Light Brigade was
to carry those thirty pieces of cannon.
Another account says that he simply
pointed to the guns with his sword, and
said: "We should take them," and
that the motion was taken for an
order.
Ere many minutes passed, poor No
Ian paid the full penalty of the miscon
ception or error in judgment-if error
it was.
Perilous, rash and desperate though
the attempt, Lord Lucan reluctantly
ordered the Earl of Cardigan to ad
vance with his brigade, and cheerful!
we obeyed the startling order.
We numbered only six hundred and
seven horsemen, officers included.
Each officer took up the words il
succession s'The brigade will advance
First squadron, march, trot, gallop!
And then, for the first time, as l LEI
my squadron on, did 1 become awai,
how thirsty we unconsciously becom
when under fire. Ny lips were quit
baked, yet the morning all was moi
and cool. We had before us a mil
and half to gallop over, level ant
open ground, encountered here ant
there by
DRAD AND WOUNDED
Men and horses of the previous en-
counter: but these we swept over il
our advance towards where the blscl
and grim artillery stood, with roun'
and Gaping muzzles, before the soli'
array of Russian horses and foot
these dark columns in long gray ca
potes, all cross belted, with fixed bayc
nets glittering in the sun; darker ali
less distinct clouds of horsemen, who's
: forest of lances, sword blades an
brighter appointments glittered an
flashed from among their unnumbere
, masses.
Ol and on We rode, and faces fiust
. ed red, and hearts beat wildly, Will
> the Earl, brave as every English ger
: tleman should be, with all his fault
of temper, led us on with brandishe
sword. Every hand was firm on th
a bride, every grasp was firm on til
$ sword, every knee was pressed on th
: saddle laps. every ro~el was tinge
: with blood; 80, holster to holster an
boot to boot, the squadrons was pre-
. sing on.
"Charger escaped me, almost b
fore the time, and then the madd.ne
J horses rushed on at full racing speet
with long, invigorating strides. Or
! lances vers Ill unsluns, and in th
! the rest, the banneroles futtering b
fore the horses heads and outstretcl
; ed necks while the names were Aoa
ing backward like smoke.
81 We were soon within the lines
fire. Like the thunder CT heaven tf
= psrk of artillery shook the cir, - cal