Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Charge of the Light Brigade, Balaklava, 1854

ariel · 7th January 2021, 04:11 AM

I have a sword of General Pavel Liprandi, who was a commander of Russian forces at Balaclava.
He came to inspect the just captured Turkish battery and happened to witness the entire charge of the Light Brigade from the receiving end.

The entire affair was a glorious stupidity.

7th January 2021, 04:11 AM	#12
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	I have a sword of General Pavel Liprandi, who was a commander of Russian forces at Balaclava. He came to inspect the just captured Turkish battery and happened to witness the entire charge of the Light Brigade from the receiving end. The entire affair was a glorious stupidity.