THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE And South Africa's Very Own Pony

dc.creator	H.J. Dick Usher
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:09:20Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:09:20Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/14-1-531
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/51e9e7d402334d6bba152b9a73c5be8a
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8908
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/51e9e7d402334d6bba152b9a73c5be8a
dc.description	<p>The story of the cavalry charge which I shall relate might have been forgotten by now had it not been immortalized by Alfred Lord Tennyson in his poem, 'The Charge of the Light Brigade.' Two stanzas from that work appear in this article.</p><p>The Crimean War (1853-1856) was so named because nearly all the fighting took place in the Crimea, a peninsula north of the Black Sea. Russia was a large country with few seaports. The Black Sea lies to the south of Russia, but part of the shores of the Black Sea belonged to Turkey and the Turks could keep the ships of other nations away from their shores. For this reason Russia planned to take possession of Turkey and offered to divide it, when conquered, with Britain. But Britain was not interested, and also did not want Russia to gain too much power. In the Crimean War the Allies consisted of Turkey, France, Sardinia, and Britain. The war was ended by the Treaty of Paris in 1856.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/531
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 14, Iss 1 (2012)
dc.subject	Nooitgedacht Pony
dc.subject	Basuto Pony
dc.subject	Cape Horses
dc.subject	Light Brigade
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE And South Africa's Very Own Pony
dc.type	Article