Project Gutenberg 2014-04-02 Public domain in the USA. 142 Morley, Thomas 1831 1906 The Cause of the Charge of Balaclava Transcribed by David Price. Many thanks to Trish Gurney for lending her copy of original so that this transcription could be made "The Cause of the Charge of Balaclava" by Thomas Morley is a historical account written during the late 19th century. This book delves into the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade, a notable episode from the Crimean War, emphasizing the tactical failures and miscommunications that led to this tragic military engagement. Morley, a sergeant of the 17th Lancers who participated in the charge, aims to provide an unembellished narrative based on firsthand experience, contrasting with the often romanticized accounts of the event. In the book, Morley recounts the events leading up to the Charge of the Light Brigade on October 25, 1854. He covers the strategic missteps of British cavalry commanders, particularly Lord Lucan and Lord Cardigan, who failed to accurately assess the situation and respond effectively to the advancing Russian forces. Through his vivid, detailed narrative, Morley highlights the critical delays and miscommunications that ultimately pushed the Light Brigade into a disastrous confrontation with overwhelming enemy artillery and cavalry. His account serves both as a critique of the British command and a tribute to the bravery of the soldiers who faced insurmountable odds, offering readers insight into one of military history's most notorious blunders. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45309/45309-h/images/covers.jpg Reading ease score: 66.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Crimean War, 1853-1856 Balaklava, Battle of, Balaklava, Ukraine, 1854 Morley, Thomas, 1831 or 1832-1906 DK Text Category: Biographies Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 134983 2025-08-18T10:42:46.545642 text/html 131023 2014-04-02T16:42:41 text/html 2141784 2025-08-18T10:42:50.297645 application/epub+zip 2137015 2025-08-18T10:42:47.290727 application/epub+zip 86653 2025-08-18T10:42:46.847649 application/epub+zip 2191017 2025-08-18T10:42:52.757657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2170217 2025-08-18T10:42:49.540662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129271 2022-09-20T16:52:42.309935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 122362 2025-08-18T10:42:46.264708 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 122015 2014-04-02T16:41:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19255 2025-08-18T10:42:52.899607 application/rdf+xml 19599 2025-08-18T10:42:46.919639 image/jpeg 3138 2025-08-18T10:42:46.883642 image/jpeg 42456 2014-04-02T16:50:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 2307194 2014-04-02T16:50:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 2129052 2025-08-18T10:42:46.616693 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog