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have mixed Lord Paget up, for, in a
book afterward, he stated he could
| never understand how it was that the
Eighth Hussars got into his command
instead of the Eleventh Hussars.
! In general charge of the operations
was Lord Raglan, who issued his or
| derS to the various aides by whom he
was surrounded. He saw that the Rus
slams were trying to remove some guns
from certain redoubts, and he issued
an order to the Earl of Lucan, in
| charge of Cavalry division, to attack
the Russians to prevent them from
removing the guns.
Lucan did not understand how to
| move cavalry, and was so ignorant
! that he did not know what Lord Rag
! lan's orders meant.
The Mistaken Order.
Three peremptory orders were sent
/ to the Earl of Lucan, but he did alb
solutely nothing with the forces at his
command. The third order to Lucan
| from Lord Raglan was this:
| THE cavalry to advance and take
advantage of any opportunity to re-
cover the Heights, and they would be
supported by infantry; which had been
ordered to advance on two fronts"
On receiving this order. Lord Eucan
made no attempt whatever to advance
in obedience to orders.
Then Lord Raglan gave the fourth
order to Capt. Nolan dashing officer
who was instructed to see that it was
carried out. Not one of these orders
even suggested that the cavalry should
charge.
AT the end of the valley in front OF
Lucan's forces the Russians had put
in position their best artillery, sup
| ported by five or six thousand cavalry
and the Russian infantry was in posi-
ton on the commanding hills on each
side of the valley. Lord Raglan knew
that to order a charge of cavalry ul
that valley were sheer foolhardiness
Lord Raglan's order (the last one)
read:
Lord Raglan wishes the cavalry to
advance rapidly TO the front and try
to prevent the enemy carrying away
the guns. Troop of horse artillery may
accompany French cavalry on your
left"
Lucan informed Lord Cardigan that
it was Lord Raglan's order that the
Light Brigade should charge the Rus
slams in the valley. Lord Raglan's or
der had said nothing about charging
up the valley with the Light Brigade
and Lord Cardigan pointed this out
and showed where it would mean an
Inhalation. The Earl of Lucan, never
theless. ordered the Light Brigade to
charge.
Lord Raglan had said that Troop OF
Horse Artillery may accompany" but
Lucan paid no attention to this part oil
the order. and went it alone" The
regiment of direction-the one who di-
rected the others-was the Seventeenth
Lancers. On their right were the Thir-
teenth Light Dragons, and on the left
the Eleventh Hussars. They were led
by Lord Cardigan. Coming behind
these troops, led by Lord Paget, were
the Fourth Light Dragons and the
Eighth Hussars.
At this juncture. the story can be
taken up by Thomas Morley of the
Seventeenth Lancers. who was in the
thick of the fight. as the Seventeenth
Hussars were the guiding regiment.
BY Thomas Morley.
Zone of the survivors of the charge
of the Light Brigade.l
I'VE went three left, the right flank
of the Second squadron Tapping the left
flank of the first one-fourth its front
or more, so that the two TANKS became
merged together. At that instant, the
! Russian artillery in position across the
valley fired a volley into the Seven
teenth, which seemed to paralyze it,
killing and wounding a number Of Of
flcers and men.
Tt seemed to me a troop of horse
fell. myself and horse being knocked
down with them. remounted and
followed the shattered line.
In the tremendous uproar and con-
fusion Of such cannonading II was i'm
possible to have any distinct impress
sion. The smoke prevented any one