Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-05-24

ga. indeed grand proof OF soldery valor but
rlscc with the science of war to attack enemy ip
9 in numbers and position so far away from the support Of
nv LET n, transfer our attention to the North Valley of
,is mains Of Balaklaya in October, ISL This uaey so
- now because III the English cavalry charged lay III
with two short sides, and two long sides,
I'M four them being rising ground WAS like huge canal
In, with the water out. To the West upon Of the
frt side, broad upland called the Chersonese; the
mon the other short side elevated divide known
Mount lasord; the most Northern of its long sides
b, Fidionkine heights while upon the south side
The r,u-oway upon whose crest the road to Sevas-
yiye years ago that be remembered 18th
oef Offering group OF horscnien in gorgeous uniforms
1t uiuu their splendid eeds on the ChersoneSe heights
rl-kinc this quiet valley. They Lord Raglan aud
General Canfoberi, the English and French Commanders,
with their stiff corps Down the bluf ut their feet with
,, hacks them aud their faces TO the upper valley In
line mounted the celebrated English cavalry division
r.t Lord Iucan The brigade on the right what was
Lrn a. 'rhe Heavies'' commanded by that splendid Of
IN tI left, was the celebrated Light Brigade command
v the Earl Of Cardigan. Each of these two brigade
,,tpl 0 five small regiments
A, the upper end Of this valley, the heights. forming
,t o have described the Eastern short side Of the
.rl.lo:am, Cossack battery of l. guns supported
4, lars,, force Of Russian cavalry The two long sides
CORES. 10 this point and opposite 10 cuc other, crowned
T., Rnsln artillery and riiemcn; while the corresponding
,ill the long sides the heights occupied by
lie English and French commanders We're held 10y their
Eriy that morning Russians had surprised the Turk
isl, troop, whom It must be remembered IN this campaign
wri de OF the English and French aud had driven them
mi, II their line, the Southern long side known Us the
Cu.eway Heights, which lay 10 the right of the English
Already on That day. Sc,rett with his fourth and fifth
Dragon guards, aud the Royals Scots Greys' and
u.lln had had encounter with the Russian cavalry
,ld reflected great credit upon that brigade and it fine
A. fine Ionr To- which direct your attention. the iRussian
ln4ntry vtcang the Turkish lines they had been tenn
,rt occupying, and moving more TO the eastward,
- tI.r .iIsirts Law ord Raglan from his position
,l Ccr.q,e Heights them htchng horse to the cap
tur-l .uns carry them away. They were English guns
t.l. taken Turkish line and must not be lost At
= ..Yfuts l,r,i.r ttts a I.II.I
u,t, o his in Oit of his two brgades in the valley
atm, feet Cavalry TO advance aud take advantage OF any
ofoity the heights" (ne ming those to tue
r.Ht Which the Russians had taken i'll the mornng But
delayed his advance long that the british commar
iri sent him this order signed by his Chief Of Stl:
Lord Ragand wishes the cavalry to advance rapidly to
M trout aud try prevent the enemy carrying away the
r. wa inrn,ed to that superb cavalry soldier Captain
I'M. Nolan only the best hcrseman IN the army but
oe soldier in all respects Nolan on his beautiful horse
rode with the wings OF the wind down the desceta around
Ill., Hank cavalry until lac refined up in front OF Lord
Incai, and ss.lutng presented Lord ltagans order
1t Lord Ragians desire SAID he that the cavalry
s,nuli attack Immediately
Attack wlerel' asked Lucan. There yonr enemy,
AM, her your guns" replied Nolan pointing over his shout
der Tor facing the cavalry his back was turned towards the
f,l Raglan meant and Nolan expressed his meaning,
,l .un. TO their rghon Lucan protested to think le
ordered 10 charge the guns tho other end Of the val
E "a s.I,cnc the light Brigade do il he gave that
ley so ~, -" ~; , rr,r,l I.,r .lnt I nort
ant TO YOU Russians have battery IN our front and
batteries and rlemen either hank Il Know IT. was
flfi
-, al Brigade was formed in three nks for the charge
first the thirteenth Light Dragons, and the sup
m Death Glory Sluadrons oil the Seventeenth Lticers,
t,y have been called; the Eighth Hus,r', or
iae -Eoyn Irish aud the Fourth Dragons and III the
riri line us support to the other two was the
d, Eleventh linssars, sou" times called The Prince
rl own, or the Cherry Pants every man in it was
a.. brave n IA lion, aud as proud as a king
r. advance was sounded and slowly at walk moved out
eao In front of the line rode Cardigan sitteTims "a
l trimmed pelSse, and crimson trowers, the UNIFORM I"
In. ia regiment the Eleventh Hussars.
Already they reached the point in the valley opposite
be Ciuseway, where the guns are being carried away
nlrter wheel the right, charge up the slope Tree from
i,k. and tree and they would b. among the guns-but
w Cardigan, passing the point and looks not TO the neshth
,n nm. rirht-fank Raglan from bis elSvate position is
jrip. where his cavalry is going Just then he hears
M r notes Of the bugle floating through the mir from The
low aud the British Army Commander rcjoices, be-
ihnks il means change Of direction to the right
A!1-' It not that Cardigan had ordered inc 'oi 70
.ume aud now the whole brigade Is moving NJ r"pu
gait down the valley, and,
into the jaws Of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell"
C, nothing be douef Around Lord Raglan the staff Of
ar p into saddle, ready and anxious 10 attempt to
ann, ,rji,n back Strong brave burst into tears of
rage aud dismay for the Light Brigade has started mo
tug Valley Of Death" stop them VINO can! FORWARD
tly Ii.lt Brigade. thundercd Cardigan
"WiS there man dlSnayed!
no. though the soldier knew
some one had blundered
Theirs not Ia make reply
"'Theirs not Why
rl.irs lu @ do and die"
parker and darker grows the valley louder and louder the
cannon ,r Brighter and brighter the rifles HASH men ana
AI
@Eeet acl-oI, tue rght"-"Back ef,-fank"-and in the
storm of shot and she'll rderess horses and dying
Tbprtltor Glory Sluairons and the Iancers' quicken
t.r sce reach their enemy but cardigan grand
iy all that constitutes glory OF a bold ieaue, "tde,
back the tro Now they are within new nunaeu
yard. Il gun Cossack blttery-the ouSo souuis ta
t,usg-reiu, oosencd, sabres flash in the AR ana inc
amy While all the world wondered" The Poet Laureate
olEuglaud beautifully says:
plunged into the battery smoke,
Fright through the line they broke:
..Cpssack and Russian
.Rceled FROM the salre-stroke
shattered aud suudered."
on through the black mist they 60 and win insns
,4s e upon the cavalry supports behind The h'
."Ihen they rode back, hut net
Not the six hundred"
Grand and glorious, was IL not?
iWheu can their glory flde;
s,un.lred three horsemeu rode up that
L.I,inrd yaleyoRe hundred and niny-live rode BACK
Tie battery captured but there were no nppT Is,
aa THESE dantless troops were surrounded on AL sides
aud When became apparent they were enVeiopeu III
rsrte,; hell Of TIRE and forced 10 reIrea' up Tue 10Y +,
str-su valley "Cest magniilque, mas ce rest pas I"
gusrre magnificent, but it is not war, SAID the en-
hu-iasiic Frencnman. a., .,, ~
other nations were though officers bnndered, the private
.i-s with unllGins Tory wrote high upon inc ieeo'u u
mon. ay have we any Instance which rival not only
DE llrus deeds have described but where the PR
v,e soldiers did their full duty even though they
must have known that,
"Some one had bundered.'
Leave Thernopylae. Waterloo and Balakiava. and
goi mo TO the red heights of Gettysburg 1t Is the
"a OiJuy l>G3 two hostile armies were III par'iiiei
lue~ and had been fighting for two days
The previous operations had demonstrated the iaet
that The Northern army superior IN numbers ana
position acting interior lines and had both HANKS
50 posted aud protected as almost to be lmpreSnaple.
The commander of the Southern army could do one
oftwo tings-retreat or attack. 1t is too late now to
sei around either flank OF the army IN ms front, or 10
attack either of them with probability Of success, so
iuttug point of the Cemeteryridce was selected,
where there slight depression over winch roaa
nus The southern wedge must be driven H. anu
through the federal left centre there.
1.-THE federal army could be cut III two and the sep,
ar,t wings overwhelmed i'll detail, the battle would
lee decisive and the victorious army might march TO
pvul between Baltimore and Philadelphia involving
as possible results the fall of Washington and Baltl-
moTc and large achievements from Maryland. IL
wa, splendid conception, Napoleonic In its audacity
and worthy of the genius OF the old masters OF war
HE south was within stones throw of peace at
Setly,bms,' says a writer This battle turned the
military tide for ii practically lost TO the Conieder-
avuoor- The waters of Southern success had reach,
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