"The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

On this day in 1854, the "Charge of the Light Brigade" took place at Balaklava, on the Black Sea, during the Crimean War as an English brigade of more than 600 men charged the Russian army, suffering heavy losses. It is not known who was responsible for the useless sacrifice. English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson described that charge in his poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1854).

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)

Poet laureate from 1850 to 1892