On Oct. 25, 1854, during the Battle of Balaclava, the British army suffered staggering losses that were quickly etched in history — and myth. School children who have never heard of the Crimean War ...

"Forward the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!" he said. Into the Valley of Death, Rode the 600. –Alfred, Lord Tennyson. On an October morning in the Crimea, 1854, British Lord Cardigan led his ...

Thanks mainly to Lord Tennyson's piece of durable doggerel millions of people have at least a sketchy idea of the historical incident, though director Tony Richardson's treatment is almost ...