<P> The Charge of the Light Brigade was a charge of British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War . Lord Raglan , overall commander of the British forces , had intended to send the Light Brigade to prevent the Russians from removing captured guns from overrun Turkish positions , a task well - suited to light cavalry . </P>
<P> The Charge of the Light Brigade was a charge of British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War . Lord Raglan , overall commander of the British forces , had intended to send the Light Brigade to prevent the Russians from removing captured guns from overrun Turkish positions , a task well - suited to light cavalry . </P>
who ordered the charge of the light brigade
who ordered the charge of the light brigade
Lord Cardigan
Lord Cardigan