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Charge of the Light Brigade

25 أكتوبر 1854 · 44.54° N, 33.62° E

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25 أكتوبر 1854
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44.54° N, 33.62° E
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1854 charge of British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces

Charge of the Light Brigade

1854 charge of the Crimean War

The Charge of the Light Brigade was a military action undertaken by British light cavalry against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War, resulting in many casualties to the cavalry. On 25 October 1854, the Light Brigade, led by Lord Cardigan, mounted a frontal assault against a Russian artillery battery which was well-prepared with excellent fields of defensive fire.

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