Balaclava 1854 by John Sweetman

Author:John Sweetman
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Balaclava 1854: The charge of the Light Brigade
ISBN: 9781782005070
Publisher: Osprey Publishing

The Charge

To the spectators on the Sapoune Ridge, the scene was pure theatre. Elliot in his cocked hat rode beside Scarlett, who wore a blue frocked coat and burnished helmet rather than a general’s headdress. Slightly behind them rode a solitary trumpeter and Scarlett’s massive orderly Shegog. Together these four spurred ahead of the following squadrons. As the Scots Greys and Inniskillings sought to catch their brigade commander, he vanished into the enemy mass. He did so close to a Russian officer who, like him, had taken post in advance of his men. Elliot’s sword transfixed the Russian, but the impetus of the charge swung his body round as Elliot struggled to pull the sword out before being engulfed.

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