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The Charge of the Light Brigade

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Literature, Poetry, History, War · English

LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for March 1, 2015.

Read in English by Allen Biehl; Bruce Kachuk; Caitlin Buckley; Chris Pyle; David Lawrence; Newgatenovelist; Greg Giordano; Joe Brenneman; Larry Wilson; Leonard Wilson; Maria Kasper; NoelBadrian; Patrick Wallace; LadyRebeccaJane; SteveToner; Thomas J. Rowland and Tasleem Khan.

"The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson was published just six weeks after the event, its lines emphasize the valour of the cavalry in bravely carrying out their orders, regardless of the obvious outcome. Blame for the miscommunication has remained controversial, as the original order itself was vague.

The Charge of the Light Brigade was a charge of British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War. Lord Raglan, overall commander of the British forces, had intended to send the Light Brigade to pursue and harry a retreating Russian artillery battery, a task well-suited to light cavalry. Due to miscommunication in the chain of command, the Light Brigade was instead sent on a frontal assault against a different artillery battery, one well-prepared with excellent fields of defensive fire.(Summary from Wikipedia)

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queue_music Chapters 17

  1. 1 01 - Charge of the Light Brigade - Read by AAB 2:19
  2. 2 02 - Charge of the Light Brigade - Read by BK 2:44
  3. 3 03 - Charge of the Light Brigade - Read by CB 2:04
  4. 4 04 - Charge of the Light Brigade - Read by CLP 1:55
  5. 5 05 - Charge of the Light Brigade - Read by DL 2:12
  6. 6 06 - Charge of the Light Brigade - Read by EL 2:18
  7. 7 07 - Charge of the Light Brigade - Read by GG 2:43
  8. 8 08 - Charge of the Light Brigade - Read by JAB 2:25
  9. 9 09 - Charge of the Light Brigade - Read by LCW 2:13
  10. 10 10 - Charge of the Light Brigade - Read by LLW 2:35
  11. 11 11 - Charge of the Light Brigade - Read by MK 2:49
  12. 12 12 - Charge of the Light Brigade - Read by NB 2:31
  13. 13 13 - Charge of the Light Brigade - Read by PJW 2:09
  14. 14 14 - Charge of the Light Brigade - Read by RJO 2:12
  15. 15 15 - Charge of the Light Brigade - Read by SGT 2:29
  16. 16 16 - Charge of the Light Brigade - Read by TJR 3:46
  17. 17 17 - Charge of the Light Brigade - Read by TK 2:39

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