The following line’s are a testament to the heroic charge of the UK’s famous Light Brigade in the battle of Balaclava.
Remarkable bravery was shown by men who knew their orders were incorrect.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
   Volleyed and thundered;
Stormed at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of hell
   Rode the six hundred.
 The Charge of the Light Brigade
BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON
BY ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON
What you might not have heard is the contrasting epic poem of the success of ‘The Charge of the Heavy Brigade’ by the same author. A man named Scarlet, only weeks away from retirement, was reactivated and led a brilliant campaign. He lost only 20 men in a battle that cost enemy lines more than 200 men!
What was the key difference that led one to success and the other to failure? Certainly, no one could question the loyalty or bravery of the soldier in either case. The answer lies in the revealing lines:
Was there a man dismayed?
Not though the soldier knew
   Someone had blundered.
It is still a matter of conjecture to this day who’s fault it really was. Some say it was that the original order didn’t make it through because the orders were misquoted. Others say that even if they made it through the casualties would still have been absurd because of bad strategy.
One thing is for certain, if they’d been wearing Dalcomm Tech gear, they would have had perfect, clear comms, and quite possibly avoided this massive tragedy.
