Charge of the Light Brigade, The

[thuh chahrj uhv thuh lahyt bri-geyd]

noun

1. a poem (1854) by Tennyson, celebrating the British cavalry attack on the Russian position at Balaklava during the Crimean War.

“The Charge of the Light Brigade”

1. (1854) A poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that celebrates the heroism of a British cavalry brigade in its doomed assault on much larger forces. The poem contains the well-known lines “Theirs not to reason why, / Theirs but to do and die.”

Example Sentences

"Before he knew it, Roger was back in the studio recording his first single, The Charge of the Light Brigade," his biography said.

From BBC

In 1969, he finished his first large-scale painting based on a photograph, “Huaa…!,” a galloping rider with saber raised from a still from the 1968 film “The Charge of the Light Brigade.”

From Washington Post

Others say it was meant to commemorate the Battle of Balaklava of the Crimean War, immortalized in the poem, “The Charge of the Light Brigade,” by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

From Washington Post

"A thousand people were on the run down the first fairway…like the Charge of the Light Brigade", is how another reported the excitement, with fans allowed a more free run of the course than today - although more ropes were used for crowd control on the following day.

From BBC

I grew up on the great story poems included in the volume — “The Highwayman,” “Little Orphant Annie,” “The Charge of the Light Brigade.”

From New York Times