Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
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I've heard this years ago, and today it nearly brought tears to my eyes. Not that I'm a brigade fan; I do not even know the reason for the battle.
I learned this poem in primary school. It is not very profound and reiies heavily on repetition, 'Half a league', and 'Cannon'.
disastrous British cavalry charge against heavily defended Russian troops at the Battle of Balaklava (1854) during the Crimean War (1853-56) .