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Elizabeth Butler, Elizabeth Thompson, Charge Of The Light Brigade, Leeds Art Gallery, Waterloo 1815, Duke Of Wellington, Lady Elizabeth, Scotland Forever, Battle Of Waterloo

You've read the poem, and maybe recited it yourself. But would you like to hear a recording of the bugle call that sent the troopers of the Light Brigade into the Valley of Death, played by the bugler who rode with them? The day is October 25, 1854. The Crimean War rages, pitting United Kingdom and French forces against Russian forces. British army commander Lord Raglan issues orders to Lieutenant General George Bingham, commander of the British cavalry.

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History doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes. This painting is known as the Charge of the Light Brigade, but actually isn’t, yet the energy of the horses going into battle indiscriminately with Russia is exactly what this happening now. The charge of the light bridge was totally ill advised, presumptuous and a fatal disaster for the 664 men who received the the mistaken order to charge into a line of artillery of 2,160 men and their cannons, and pay the ultimate price. Now we are doing the same, dow... Charge Of The Light Brigade, The Energy, Russia, The Light, Bridge, Horses, Energy, History, Quick Saves

History doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes. This painting is known as the Charge of the Light Brigade, but actually isn’t, yet the energy of the horses going into battle indiscriminately with Russia is exactly what this happening now. The charge of the light bridge was totally ill advised, presumptuous and a fatal disaster for the 664 men who received the the mistaken order to charge into a line of artillery of 2,160 men and their cannons, and pay the ultimate price. Now we are doing the same…

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