George Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan
Charles George Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan, KP, styled Lord Bingham from 1839 to 1888, was an Irish peer and soldier.
Grave of the 4th Earl of Lucan in All Saints' parish churchyard, Laleham, Middlesex
George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan
George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan,, styled Lord Bingham before 1839, was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and British Army officer. He was one of three men, along with Captain Nolan and Lord Raglan, responsible for the fateful order during the Battle of Balaclava in October 1854 that led to the Light Brigade commander, the Earl of Cardigan, leading the Charge of the Light Brigade. He was subsequently promoted to field marshal.
George, Lord Bingham, at age 14, painted by his sister Elizabeth Harcourt
The Charge of the Light Brigade: it was Lucan who gave the order to Cardigan to lead the charge.