Charge of the Light Brigade - a recital
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The charge of the Light Brigade, by Alfred Lord Tennyson. This poem was written in response to the Crimean war. In this battle, a British cavalry unit  was ordered to charge against a Russian artillery unit. This order was suicidal. This poem talks...
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