Field Marshal FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, known before 1852 as Lord FitzRoy Somerset, was a British Army officer. When a junior officer, he served in the Peninsular War and the Wat
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FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, by William Haines
FitzRoy Somerset by William Salter, 1838–1840
Blue plaque at Stanhope Gate, London
Charge of the Light Brigade
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The Charge of the Light Brigade was a military action undertaken by British light cavalry against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War, resulting in many casualties to the
FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan
…Russian port of Sevastopol. After an early success at the Battle of the Alma, a failure to deliver orders with sufficient clarity caused the fateful Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava. Despite further success at the Battle of Inkerman, a poorly coordinated allied assault on Sevastopol in June 1855 was a…
1855 engraving of the charge
Airey's written order for the advance
1894 painting of the battle
Timeline of the charge from Forgotten Heroes: The Charge of the Light Brigade (2007)