Charge of the Light Brigade
HISTORY ESSAY
THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE
Who was to blame for the charge of the Light Brigade?
THE BACKGROUND
One of the most famous events of early modern warfare, The Charge of the Light Brigade is something that although most people have heard of, very little know of the true events and happenings of The Charge.
It was on October the 25th 1854, during the Crimean War; (October 1853 – February 1856) a three year-long confrontation between the Russian Empire and the eventual large grouped alliance of those of the British Empire, which at the point of Victoria’s reign included Britain itself, Canada, India, Cape Colony, Malaya, Australia sections of Africa and Asia, New Zealand and a notable amount of smaller islands, including the Caribbean. The coalition force also included the French Empire, the Ottoman Empire and the Sardinian kingdom.
The war somewhat began when Russia attacked and attempted to take over Turkey, and many of the Empires that would eventually be involved in the opposing unison force to the Russians; namely the British and the French, saw this as a mammoth threat; for if Russia was to break through Turkey and gain access to the Mediterranean, Russia’s growth and expansion coupled with its highly proficient armed forces would be a great menace to all other Empires and countries. What could be seen as somewhat masking their true intentions of preserving the delicate intricacies of control and power, Britain decided to support Turkey and war was declared upon Russia.
Russia itself was too immense a prospect to out rightly invade, even with the substantial forces gathered, so the British and French plotted to pick off, bit by bit, Russia’s invading services, such as their fleets, to destroy the threat of invasion to Turkey.
Later, in September 1854, British and French Forces marched southwards upon the Crimean coast with the plan of capturing and taking charge of the Crimean Port of Sebastopol (Sevastopol), but
THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE
Who was to blame for the charge of the Light Brigade?
THE BACKGROUND
One of the most famous events of early modern warfare, The Charge of the Light Brigade is something that although most people have heard of, very little know of the true events and happenings of The Charge.
It was on October the 25th 1854, during the Crimean War; (October 1853 – February 1856) a three year-long confrontation between the Russian Empire and the eventual large grouped alliance of those of the British Empire, which at the point of Victoria’s reign included Britain itself, Canada, India, Cape Colony, Malaya, Australia sections of Africa and Asia, New Zealand and a notable amount of smaller islands, including the Caribbean. The coalition force also included the French Empire, the Ottoman Empire and the Sardinian kingdom.
The war somewhat began when Russia attacked and attempted to take over Turkey, and many of the Empires that would eventually be involved in the opposing unison force to the Russians; namely the British and the French, saw this as a mammoth threat; for if Russia was to break through Turkey and gain access to the Mediterranean, Russia’s growth and expansion coupled with its highly proficient armed forces would be a great menace to all other Empires and countries. What could be seen as somewhat masking their true intentions of preserving the delicate intricacies of control and power, Britain decided to support Turkey and war was declared upon Russia.
Russia itself was too immense a prospect to out rightly invade, even with the substantial forces gathered, so the British and French plotted to pick off, bit by bit, Russia’s invading services, such as their fleets, to destroy the threat of invasion to Turkey.
Later, in September 1854, British and French Forces marched southwards upon the Crimean coast with the plan of capturing and taking charge of the Crimean Port of Sebastopol (Sevastopol), but