AmblesideOnline Poetry Anthology Volume Four Quotes

“08. Charge of the Light Brigade The Charge of the Light Brigade took place at the Battle of Balaclava, during the Crimean War, in October 1854. The Light Brigade was a British cavalry unit that expected to be sent to prevent Russian forces from removing captured Turkish guns. Due to miscommunication and other errors, they were sent to attack a different Russian unit, one which immediately shot back at them. The Light Brigade was not destroyed, but many of the men were killed, wounded, or taken prisoner. Tennyson's poem about the courage of these soldiers was published just six weeks after the event. Some collections include a version of The Light Brigade with modernized punctuation. We have chosen to print it as it first appeared in Tennyson's Poems.”
― Donna-Jean A. Breckenridge, AmblesideOnline Poetry Anthology Volume Four: Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Emily Dickinson, William Wordsworth