The Charge of the Light Brigade
In the Battle of Balaclava, miscommunication within the English cavalry led to the needless decimation of the Light Brigade and a casualty rate of around forty percent. Accurate communication and the willingness to ask for clarification is critical within war, and the transmutation of miscommunication into heroism set a dangerous precedent for future military efforts.
Midlands Survivors of the Charge of the Light Brigade, c. 1890, Collection of Christopher J. Poole
Charge of the Light Brigade KIA Crimea Medal to Pvt Edward Loftus 17th Lancers, 1854, Collection of Warwick and Warwick
Tennyson’s The Charge of the Light Brigade book cover, 1964, Collection of Biblio.co.uk