Charge of the Light Brigade
- A piece of the poem was paraphrased, "The world wonders", in security padding from Admiral Chester Nimitz to Admiral William Halsey, Jr. at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, which occurred on the 90th anniversary of the Charge of the Light Brigade.[8]
- The charge provides the background theme for the episode "The Light Brigade" of the television series The Outer Limits. The last survivors of a space battle, despite radiation poisoning, launch a desperate final strike against the alien enemy. The Light Brigade is the name of their ship, and the poem is also quoted by several of the characters.
- In the episode "Sacrifice of Angels" of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the poem is quoted in the battle to re-take Deep Space Nine and secure the Bajoran wormhole.
- In the film The Eagle Has Landed, Admiral Canaris remarks: "This operation could make the Charge of the Light Brigade look like a sensible military exercise!"
- The poem was quoted in the film Clue by the butler, Wadsworth.
- Lines from the poem are quoted by Adam Elvin in Peter F Hamilton's book Judas Unchained.
- Lines 1-4 of the third verse are twice recited by the character Geoffrey of the TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in episode seven of season one.
- The character Cpl. Upham quotes the poem in the movie Saving Private Ryan.
- The character Alfalfa (Carl Switzer) recites the poem in the 1936 Our Gang (Little Rascals) comedy Two Too Young.
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See also
- Charge of the Heavy Brigade
- The Thin Red Line (1854 battle)
- British military history
- Eastbourne Redoubt
- Edwin Hughes
- Canon William Lummis
- Battle of Somosierra
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References
- ^ Dutton, Roy (2007). Forgotten Heroes: The Charge of the Light Brigade. InfoDial Ltd. ISBN 0955655404.
- ^ Woodham Smith, Cecil (1953). The Reason Why. Constable, 235.
- ^ Woodham Smith, p. 239.
- ^ Woodham Smith, p. 258.
- ^ Woodham Smith, p. 262.
- ^ Raugh, Harold E. (2004). The Victorians at War, 1815-1914: An Encyclopedia of British Military History. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC CLIO, p93. ISBN 1-57607-926-0.
- ^ Woodham Smith, p. 262.
- ^ Hornfischer, James D. (2004). The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors. New York: Bantam, p378. ISBN 0553802577.
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Further reading
- The Reason Why, Story of the Fatal Charge of the Light Brigade, Cecil Woodham-Smith, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-139031-X, first published in 1953 by McGraw-Hill.
- Hell Riders: The True Story of the Charge of the Light Brigade, Terry Brighton, Henry Holt and Co, ISBN 0-8050-7722-7, published November 2, 2004.
- Forgotten Heroes: The Charge of the Light Brigade, Roy Dutton, InfoDial Ltd, ISBN 0-9556-5540-1, published October 25, 2007.
- The Charge of the Light Brigade Contemporary eyewitness account from journalist William Howard Russell .
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Wikisource has original text related to this article:
- LIST OF NAMES of troopers who took part in the Charge
- The National Archives: Charge of the Light Brigade
- The Charge of the Light Brigade by Lord Alfred Tennyson
- A copy of the poem hand-written by Tennyson
- BBC News illustrated history of the Charge of the Light Brigade
- Roger Fenton photographs
- The Last of the Light Brigade by Rudyard Kipling
- Casualty list .
- NPR: Retelling the Tale of the Light Brigade
- The monument to the charge in Ukraine - from Find-A-Grave
- Trumpeter Landfrey plays the charge he sounded at the Charge of the Light Brigade. He uses a bugle which was previously used by Wellington's forces at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Edison cylinder recording, August 2 1890, London.
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