The Charge of the Light Brigade (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- First Published: 1854
- Type of Work: Ode
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry, Ode
The Poem
Alfred, Lord Tennyson wrote “The Charge of the Light Brigade” shortly after reading a newspaper article about the futile charge of troops at the 1854 Battle of Balaklava during the Crimean War (1853-1856). British and French troops had been sent to the Crimean Peninsula to punish the Russian government for various aggressive and belligerent policies. A newsman for the London Times was on the scene and hinted in his report that the debacle resulted from blunders made by British commanders in the Crimea. In Tennyson’s mind, the questionable behavior of the...
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