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   Charge of the Light Brigade

   /ˌtʃɑːdʒ əv ðə ˈlʌɪt brɪɡeɪd/

   • 1. a British cavalry charge in 1854 during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War. A misunderstanding between the commander of the Light Brigade and his superiors led to the British cavalry being destroyed. The charge was immortalized in verse by Alfred Tennyson.

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