Charge of the Light Brigade

1854 charge of British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces. 

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1854 battle, Battle of Balaclava, cavalry charge, Q212, Russia, 

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Battle of Balaclava – 

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Balaclava (1876) Elizabeth Thompson, Lady Butler

Captain Louis Nolan

Captain Phillips & Lieutenant Yates, 8th Hussars LCCN2001697279

Charge of the Light Brigade2

Charge of the Light Cavalry Brigade. 25th Oct. 1854. (13892297241)

John Bevin

John Dryden served with the 11th Prince Albert's Own Hussars during the Crimean War. He was wounded during the Charge of the Light Brigade, suffering 27 lance wounds

Le capitaine Nolan transmettant l'ordre d'attaque à la brigade légère

Mine is not to wonder why but to do and die!

Painting by Henry_Brabazon_Urmston

Relief of the Light Brigade

Sergeant Joseph Malone, 13th Light Dragoons won the VC in 1854 during Charge of the Light Brigade, Crimean War

Sir Briggs, equine hero of the Charge of the Light Brigade, and his owner, Charles Morgan, Viscount Tredegar, painted by A F de Prades

The Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava by William Simpson (1855), illustrating the Light Brigade's charge into the "Valley of Death" from the Russian perspective

The Light Brigade at Balaclava. Wellcome L0003925

Thomas Jones Barker, Return Through the Valley of Death, 1876; engraving by Butterworth & Heath 1878, for The Art Journal

Thomas Jones Barker, The Charge of the Light Brigade, 1877, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham

William Henry Pennington (1833-1923) in 1890 wearing the uniform of the 11th Hussars and his Crimean War medals

William Henry Pennington (1833-1923) in 1890 wearing his Crimean War medals

William Simpson - Charge of the light cavalry brigade, 25th Oct. 1854, under Major General the Earl of Cardigan

• Florence Nightingale voice - 1576A 2nd Rendition (Wikimedia)
• Charge of the Light Brigade London Gazette dispatch (Wikimedia)

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
audio		Florence Nightingale voice - 1576A 2nd Rendition			Wikimedia
document	1854	Charge of the Light Brigade London Gazette dispatch			Wikimedia
image	1876	Balaclava (1876) Elizabeth Thompson, Lady Butler			Wikimedia
image	1854	Captain Louis Nolan			Wikimedia
image	1855	Captain Phillips & Lieutenant Yates, 8th Hussars LCCN2001697279			Wikimedia
image	1855	Charge of the Light Brigade2			Wikimedia
image	1855	Charge of the Light Cavalry Brigade. 25th Oct. 1854. (13892297241)			Wikimedia
image		John Bevin			Wikimedia
image		John Dryden served with the 11th Prince Albert's Own Hussars during the Crimean War. He was wounded during the Charge of the Light Brigade, suffering 27 lance wounds			Wikimedia
image	1889	Le capitaine Nolan transmettant l'ordre d'attaque à la brigade légère			Wikimedia
image		Mine is not to wonder why but to do and die!			Wikimedia
image		Painting by Henry_Brabazon_Urmston			Wikimedia
image		Relief of the Light Brigade			Wikimedia
image	1860	Sergeant Joseph Malone, 13th Light Dragoons won the VC in 1854 during Charge of the Light Brigade, Crimean War			Wikimedia
image		Sir Briggs, equine hero of the Charge of the Light Brigade, and his owner, Charles Morgan, Viscount Tredegar, painted by A F de Prades			Wikimedia
image	1855	The Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava by William Simpson (1855), illustrating the Light Brigade's charge into the "Valley of Death" from the Russian perspective			Wikimedia
image		The Light Brigade at Balaclava. Wellcome L0003925			Wikimedia
image		Thomas Jones Barker, Return Through the Valley of Death, 1876; engraving by Butterworth & Heath 1878, for The Art Journal			Wikimedia
image		Thomas Jones Barker, The Charge of the Light Brigade, 1877, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham			Wikimedia
image	1890	William Henry Pennington (1833-1923) in 1890 wearing the uniform of the 11th Hussars and his Crimean War medals			Wikimedia
image	1890	William Henry Pennington (1833-1923) in 1890 wearing his Crimean War medals			Wikimedia
image	1855	William Simpson - Charge of the light cavalry brigade, 25th Oct. 1854, under Major General the Earl of Cardigan			Wikimedia

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