Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" was first published today, December 9, in 1854. The poem commemorated the famous charge at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. You can click the link below to read the poem.
The Charge of the Light Brigade
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. "Crimean War: charge of the Light Brigade, October 25, 1854." Accessed December 9, 2011. http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/art-140032/A-painting-depicts-the-charge-of-the-Light-Brigade-an.
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A&E Television Networks, LLC. "'The Charge of the Light Brigade' by Alfred Lord Tennyson is published." Accessed December 9, 2011. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-charge-of-the-light-brigade-by-alfred-lord-tennyson-is-published.
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