The Charge of the Light Brigade
A chronicle of events that led to the British involvement in the Crimean War against Russia, culminating in the siege of Sevastopol and the fierce Battle of Balaclava on October 25, 1854, which climaxed with the heroic, but near-disastrous, calvary charge made by the British Light Brigade against a Russian artillery battery in a small valley, resulting in the brigade's near-destruction due to error of judgement and rash planning on the part
Released: 1968-04-10