- Charge of the Light Brigade, The
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a poem (1854) by Tennyson, celebrating the British cavalry attack on the Russian position at Balaklava during the Crimean War.
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Charge of the Light Brigade — Charge of the Light Brigade, Gemälde von Richard Caton Woodville junior Die Attacke der Leichten Brigade oder auch der Todesritt der leichten Brigade (engl. Charge of the Light Brigade) war ein Angriff britischer Kavalleristen in der Schlacht von … Deutsch Wikipedia
The Charge of the Light Brigade (poem) — The Charge of the Light Brigade Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred … Wikipedia
Charge of the Light Brigade (disambiguation) — The Charge of the Light Brigade was an infamous cavalry charge in 1854 during the Crimean War. The title may also refer to: The Charge of the Light Brigade (poem), an 1854 poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, which immortalized the battle The Charge of … Wikipedia
The charge of the light brigade — may refer to the following:* Charge of the Light Brigade, a military action in the Crimean War * The Charge of the Light Brigade , a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson * The Charge of the Light Brigade , a 1936 film * The Charge of the Light Brigade … Wikipedia
(the) Charge of the Light Brigade — the Charge of the Light Brigade [the Charge of the Light Brigade] a famous attack by British ↑cavalry (= soldiers on horses) during the ↑Crimean War in 1854. An order was understood wrongly, and the soldiers, armed only with ↑ … Useful english dictionary
The Charge of the Light Brigade (film) — The Charge of the Light Brigade as a film may refer to:*The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936 film) *The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968 film) … Wikipedia
The Charge of the Light Brigade — steht für: Attacke der Leichten Brigade, eine Schlacht am 25. Oktober 1854 im Krimkrieg The Charge of the Light Brigade ist der Originaltitel folgender Filme: Der Angriff der leichten Brigade, britischer Abenteuerfilm von 1968 Der Verrat des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
The Last of the Light Brigade — is a poem written in 1891 by Rudyard Kipling echoing forty years after the event Alfred Tennyson s famous poem The Charge of the Light Brigade . Employing synecdoche, Kipling uses his poem to expose the terrible hardship faced in old age by… … Wikipedia
Light Brigade — is a term made famous by the Charge of the Light Brigade, but is also used in various military contexts:* A Light infantry brigade * A Light cavalry brigade * A brigade within the Light Division * The British Army light infantry brigade formed… … Wikipedia
Charge of the Light Brigade — Charge of the Light Bri|gade, the an unsuccessful attack made by the British ↑cavalry (=soldiers riding horses) during the Crimean War. Many British soldiers were killed because they were ordered to ride into a valley which was full of Russian… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Light Brigade — Light Brigade, the →↑Charge of the Light Brigade, the … Dictionary of contemporary English
