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1 The Crimean War & The Charge of the Light Brigade: History & Film Military History Lecture Series (November 11, 2010) Dr. Robinson Yost, Assistant Professor, History Social Sciences Department Attack, sir? Attack what? What guns, sir?Lord Lucan There, my Lord, is your enemy; there are your guns.Captain Nolan Allow me to point out to you that there is a battery in front, battery on each flank, and the ground is covered with Russian riflemen.Lord Cardigan I know it. But Lord Raglan will have it. We have no choice but to obey.Lord Lucan

2 “Russian War” (1853-1856) Results? o weaker Russia o stronger France o ended Concert of Europe o 750,000 – 1 million dead Origins? o religious o political The War? o technologytechnology o mismanagement o tactics Punch (April, 1853)

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4 Brave or Stupid? George Charles Bingham (1800-1888) Lord Lucan James Thomas Brudenell (1797-1868) Lord Cardigan As to Lord Cardigan, he has as much brains as my boot, and is only equally in want of intellect by his relation Lord “Look-on.” Without mincing words, two bigger fools could not be picked out of the British Army to take command.

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6 Charge of the Light Brigade (Oct. 25, 1854) The Charge o why? Raglan’s order: “Lord Raglan wishes the cavalry to advance rapidly to the front, and try to prevent the enemy carrying away the guns. Troop of horse artillery may accompany. French cavalry is on your left. Immediate.” o results? 118 killed 134 wounded/57 prisoner 475 horse killed or shot after only 195 men mounted

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8 Charge of the Light Brigade: Lessons? The Historical Event:  unclear orders  old tactics versus new technology  diffusion of responsibility  incompetent British officer corps  Tennyson’s version of the charge The Films Depicting the Event:  1936 version: visually accurate, historically inaccurate Concocts a fictional “reason why”: Errol Flynn is the hero Certainty among mid-1930s uncertainties: Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin  1968 version: visually accurate, historically more accurate but misleading Targeting British social order: Old (bad) versus New (good) Anti-war, Vietnam parallels: a far-away war, mismanaged & futile

9 Charge of the Light Brigade: Lessons? Final Words: Because these movies are readily available today on DVD, hundreds of people today can watch them today in the comfort of their own homes.

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