<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>
the setting of the charge of the light brigade
the setting of the charge of the light brigade
Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War
Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War