Why Did The Light Brigade Charge Flashcards
Who are the four key individuals that the blame for the charge has been placed on?
Lord Raglan: commander of all British troops in Crimea
Lord Lucan: commander of Cavalry division
Lord Cardigan: light brigades commander
Captain Nolan: a messenger for Raglan
Ultimately what was the mistake down to?
Miscommunication on the battlefield, partially due to incompetent leadership and personal animosities
It showed limited communication technologies on the battlefield could lead to tragic errors
First stage
Raglan on Sapoune Heights sends a message to Lucan in the south Valley
Second stage
Lucan did not advance as he could not see any infantry( they had been delayed)
Third stage
Raglan saw the Russians prepare to toe away the redoubt guns
He sent Nolan with another message for Lucan
Fourth stage
Captain Nolan was highly critical of Lucan’s leadership’s
Lucan could not see the don battery or the redoubtable as his view was obscured by the hill
Fifth stage
Lucan rode to the south Valley and ordered Cardigans light Brigade to attack the don battery
Lucan and cardigan despised each other
Cardigan could see the battery but not the Russians towing away the guns
Sixth stage
Cardigan ordered the Light bridges to attack down the valley
Just as they set off Captain Nolan appeared gesturing with his arm
He tried to shout something but was cut of when a piece of shrapnel hit him and he slouched and feel dead
Had he realised the light bridge was about to attack the wrong guns, was he trying to warn them ?
