First Hand Accounts - Charge of the Light Brigade

[Urselius]

I was talking about the commentary. The experiences of individual soldiers differed, Cardigan was not involved in the routing of the Russian cavalry because he turned back after the guns had been overrun. George Paget, who commanded one of the regiments, was involved in the rout of the Russian cavalry and he later rallied some of the brigade beyond the battery and led them back through the Russian lancers. His experience was obviously very different from Cardigan's. Another officer organised the rally of a large group of cavalrymen and led them back in a similar way to Paget. There were therefore two major groups of rallied men, plus many smaller groups, pairs and even individuals, the experiences of the people in these diverse situations were obviously equally diverse.