Friday, 22 October 2021

THE BATTLE OF BALACLAVA

 

St Crispin’s day has been

A bloody day in history

Famous for being a day 

When battles were fought

High in the cost of life

Among these, in 1854

Was the Battle of Balaclava

Or more specifically

The Charge of the Light Brigade

A disastrous tactical blunder

By ill commanded British forces

Against the Russian Artillery

In the Crimean War

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WHEN KITCHENER CALLED

When they hear the recruiter’s call And they take the King’s shilling They’re trained and uniformed And marched towards the killing