![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Geoffrey recognizes the Khan's displeasure, but wins his personal loyalty when he saves the Khan's life during a leopard hunt. Honour the charge they made! Honour the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred.Major Geoffrey Vickers of the 27th Bengal Lancers, and Sir Humphrey Harcourt, an English diplomat, visit the Amir Surat Khan of Suristan to tell him that funds previously guaranteed from the British government have been discontinued. When can their glory fade O the wild charge they made! All the world wonder'd. Cannon to right of them Cannon to left of them, Cannon behind them Volley'd and thunder'd Storm'd at with shot and shell, While horse and hero fell, They that fought so well Came thro' the jaws of Hell, All that was left of them Left of the six hundred. Flash'd all their sabres bare, Flash'd as they turn'd in air Sabring the gunners there, Charging an army, while All the world wonder'd Plunged in the battery-smoke Right thro' the line they broke Cossack and Russian Reel'd from the sabre-stroke Shatter'd and sunder'd Then they rode back, but not Not the six hundred. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volley’d and thunder'd Storm’d at with shot and shell, Boldly the rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred. Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the Guns, he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred Forward, the Light Brigade! Was there a man dismay'd? Not tho’ the soldier knew Someone had blunde'd Theirs not to make reply Theirs not to reason why Theirs but to do and die: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. Half a league, half a league Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. The Crimean War was the first war that was given day-to-day coverage in the newspapers, due to the newly invented telegraph. The brigade was nearly wiped out less than a third of the 600 men of the light brigade survived. It was quite obvious that they did not stand a chance against the strong Russian unit, but the attack was launched anyway due to stubbornness and rivalry between high-ranking British officers. ![]() During this battle, there was an incident where a small British cavalry unit, a light brigade, was sent into a valley to attack a Russian position. The Russians were defeated, but both sides suffered great losses. The Crimean town Balaklava was held by British, French, and Ottoman forces, but the Russians mobilised a large unit and charged to recapture the town. On top of that, some of the British officers were only interested in glory for themselves, and had little regard for soldiers' lives if sacrificing them would bolster their own reputations. The British troops were badly organised and had not done much fighting since the Napoleonic Wars. It was a slow and gruesome war, fought on horseback with sabres, with primitive guns, and with cannons that mutilated more than they killed. These areas belonged to the Ottoman Empire, which was in decline. The Crimean war was a result of Britain and France wanting to prevent Russian expansion into the areas around the Black Sea. The poem celebrates the heroism of cavalry soldiers who fought a battle in the Crimean war. His popularity and his contribution to Victorian literature have given him an indisputable position in the English literary tradition. He was a versatile writer his writing includes poems, drama, essays and religious and philosophical reflections. Tennyson was very productive during his later life. In the 1840s, he gradually won the acclaim of the reading public, and in 1850, he was appointed Poet Laureate by Queen Victoria. His early writing was not given much attention by his contemporary critics, but Tennyson was determined to succeed and worked indefatigably to perfect his art. He sought company with friends who inspired him and encouraged him to follow his poetic vocation. He went to Cambridge, but he idled through his studies and never completed a degree. Like so many writers and poets, Tennyson took little interest in his school work and studies. ![]()
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