What does 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' refer to?

It wasn't "calvary", it's "cavalry"!!!!

Cavalry! Calvary was the hill where Jesus Christ was crucified

"calvary" ??????

There were several other errors in this copy. The Light Brigade was a CAVALRY unit. Calvary has nothing to do with them and the battle was fought in Balaclava, NOT Balaclaya.

Most of the Brigade were not killed! Most survived this folly. In the end, of the roughly 670 Light Brigade soldiers, about 110 were killed and 160 were wounded, a 40 percent casualty rate. They also lost approximately 375 horses. It is not Lord Alfred Tennyson, but rather Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Here is his poem. The Charge of the Light Brigade By Alfred, Lord Tennyson I  Half a league, half a league,  Half a league onward,  All in the valley of Death  Rode the six hundred.  “Forward, the Light Brigade!  Charge for the guns!” he said.  Into the valley of Death  Rode the six hundred.  II  “Forward, the Light Brigade!”  Was there a man dismayed?  Not though the soldier knew  Someone had blundered.  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.  III  Cannon to right of them,  Cannon to left of them,  Cannon in front of them  Volleyed and thundered;  Stormed at with shot and shell,  Boldly they rode and well,  Into the jaws of Death,  Into the mouth of hell  Rode the six hundred.  IV  Flashed all their sabres bare,  Flashed as they turned in air  Sabring the gunners there,  Charging an army, while  All the world wondered.  Plunged in the battery-smoke  Right through the line they broke;  Cossack and Russian  Reeled from the sabre stroke  Shattered and sundered.  Then they rode back, but not  Not the six hundred.  V  Cannon to right of them,  Cannon to left of them,  Cannon behind them  Volleyed and thundered;  Stormed at with shot and shell,  While horse and hero fell.  They that had fought so well  Came through the jaws of Death,  Back from the mouth of hell,  All that was left of them,  Left of six hundred.  VI  When can their glory fade?  O the wild charge they made!  All the world wondered.  Honour the charge they made!  Honour the Light Brigade,  Noble six hundred!

We did get a cheesy sweater out of the deal.

It did make a good Errol Flynn movie too. Good bit of history.

Norman Quilliam, I'd like some baklava about now!

Someone did no spellcheck the info. Florance Nightgale went out and helped improve conditions and improve care for the wounded.

William Laughlin, where can we critique your contributions?

Ed Taber, and a face covering hood.

It's Balaclava not Balaclaya

Although I knew this, the picture was a dead giveaway.

Janet Poor, I had to do the same in Form 5 and got an A+. Oh for those times when my memory worked so well.

ah em - plainly read C A V A L R Y

Helen Keen, mis reading, its what you think it is

John Hardy, that's what it says, read again

Good answers by this group of people.

Jesus was crucified on calvary and cavalry is a n army of soldiers you are WRONG

John Hardy, John Hardy, you don't know what your talking about ,calvary is a unit of men in an army Calvary is where Jesus was crucified

John Hardy, John Hardy, John Hardy, John Hardy, John Hardy, reapwhatusow, it was a large wooden plank he had to carry ,they had to make another piece to go across so they could nail his hands to it so yes JESUS DIED ON A CROSS

Learn to spell and write.