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the charge of the light brigade passage explained​

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Answered by Anonymous
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“The Charge of the Light Brigade” celebrates an act of bravery and sacrifice—a suicidal cavalry charge during the Crimean war. Written just six weeks later, Tennyson's poem argues that the willingness of the cavalry to sacrifice themselves—without calling their orders into question—makes them heroes.

Author: Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson

Original language: English

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Answered by sHiVaNi9030
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‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ by Lord Alfred Tennyson is based on events

from the Battle of Balaclava that occurred near the Black Sea in 1854. This battle

of the Crimean War, in which England, France and the Ottoman Empire fought

against Russia, immediately captured Tennyson’s interest when he read a

newspaper article detailing British casualties at Balaclava. Many soldiers died and

several others were wounded. It is believed that this was the result of tragic

misunderstanding about the location of Russian arms. Working on misinformation

that the arms were in a valley; the British troops descended and became easy

targets of the Russians. As a result, almost half of the Light Brigade died. The

latter half of the poem praises the bravery and nobility of the British army which

had fought courageously in the war without considering their safety.

The world marvelled at the courage of the soldiers; indeed, their glory is undying:

the poem states these noble 600 men remain worthy of honor and tribute even

today.

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