The Charge of the Light Brigade

About this film

LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for March 1, 2015. Read in English by Allen Biehl; Bruce Kachuk; Caitlin Buckley; Chris Pyle; David Lawrence; Newgatenovelist; Greg Giordano; Joe Brenneman; Larry Wilson; Leonard Wilson; Maria Kasper; NoelBadrian; Patrick Wallace; LadyRebeccaJane; SteveToner; Thomas J. Rowland and Tasleem Khan. "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson was published just six weeks after the event, its lines emphasize the valour of the cavalry in bravely carrying out their orders, regardless of the obvious outcome. Blame for the miscommunication has remained controversial, as the original order itself was vague. 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 pursue and harry a retreating Russian artillery battery, a task well-suited to light cavalry. Due to miscommunication in the chain of command, the Light Bri…

Directors & creators

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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librivox; audiobooks;literature; poetry;military; history; charge; brigade; ambleside online poetry

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