Into the Valley of Death - The Crimean War - European History - Part 4 - Extra History

The Russians threaten to cut off supply lines to Sevastopol and the Allied forces have taken up a final defensive line in front of the port of Balaklava. The thin red line holds against the calvary but it was a charge of the Light Brigade that will capture the hearts and impact the minds of the soldiers on the battlefield.

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Artist: Ali R Thome I Writer: Robert Rath I Showrunner & Narrator: Matthew Krol I Editor: Aidan Strite & Mac Owens

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[cryptan]

"The most stirring battle-poem in English is about a brigade of cavalry which charged in the wrong direction."
-George Orwell

[antitroller]

It’s honestly nice that reaction to the charge by the public was to support the courage of the troops while giving the officers a middle finger.

[Pravaification]

"Cannon to the left of them, cannon to the right"
And now I finally know what Alfred from the Fresh Prince of Bel Air was quoting

[dandy-lions]

"C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre; c'est de la folie" ('It's magnificent, but it's not war; it's madness'). - General Pierre Bosquet on the Charge of the Light Brigade

[lahire]

Something that is never mentioned about the charge of the Light Brigade is the charge of the French Chasseurs d'Afrique.
While the British cavalry was retreating from their infamous charge, 150 Chasseurs d'Afrique, veterans of the campaigns in Algeria, attacked and cleared the Fedioukine heights from 2 Russian infantry battalions, 2 half batteries and cossacks. Without their intervention, it is likely that the Light Brigade would have been wiped out in a crossfire.

[nnikitas]

Today is the four year anniversary since my grandfather passed, and he was a lifelong lover of history. I think he would have really enjoyed and appreciated all the work you guys do. Thank you so much for all the love and hard work put into these videos!

[derkaiser]

As a WWI buff it is crazy to think how the Charge of the Light Brigade was so forgotten that soon an entire war was fought just so millions of men would die for no reason getting mowed down by machine guns and artillery fire.

[darknessunknown]

0:13 - 0:53 "Well, if you don't want to hear it, you don't have to be rude!"

Good luck getting that reference.

[EggandChris]

I'm English, we had to study the charge of the light brigade poem in secondary school. I've always been a fan of it. Well, not always, but since I've heard it.

[blaster]

Hats off to those british soldiers going through with the charge on artilery despite the insanity of the manouver. o.o

[anoninunen]

"The bugle sounds, the charge begins
But on this battlefield no one wins
The smell of acrid smoke and horses' breath
As I plunge on into certain death"
- Iron Maiden

[ofallmyintention]

"Sure; we'll run your countr...I mean...help you in the war against Russia." -The British and French, possibly

[KasumiRINA]

You'll take my life but I'll take yours too
You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through
So when you're waiting for the next attack
You'd better stand there's no turning back!

[mikaeelmalik]

How they animate people writing with a dip pen is just a wonderful little accuracy good job animators

[chuckygobyebye]

It's been really interesting watching this series. Nostalgic too. Where I grew up many of the streets are named for places or actions in the war. My great aunt used to live in the suburb Sebastopol, Inkerman Street was around the corner not to mention Balaklava, Raglan and many others.

[polygonvvitch]

"You'll take my life, but I'll take yours too,
You'll fire your musket, but I'll run you through.
So when you're waiting for the next attack,
You better stand, there's no turning back."

[jeremy]

Aside from the tale of Mary Seacole, this event here is probably the thing that most often comes to mind when I think of this war 😟

[johnco]

Hopefully the whole Ep about Balaclava will at least make a tiny mention of the charge of the Heavy Brigade which slammed through the Russian cavalry which had been left at a disorganized halt by the fire from 'The Thin Red Line.'

[upgrade_levels]

4:32 - Hey wait a second, when did Raglan get his hand back?

[daniloalves]

Russians knew Cossacks and still feared the light cavalry that's something