THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE

By Alfred, Lord Tennyson

BACKGROUND OF THE POEM

• Battle of Balaclava in 1854, during the Crimean War

• British vs. Russian• Valley surrounded by Russian Army• More than half of the soldiers killed• The British public horrified by the news –

including Tennyson

AN OVERVIEW

• Narrative about 600 English horsemen known as the _______________

• Courageously go into battle with no hope of _____________

• Praises the ___________ and ___________ of the heroic soldiers who did not question the _____________ even though they knew it was a ____________ and they would _________