> On 25 Oct 2018, at 16:51, Ethan McKinney <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:
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> The cause of the charge of the Light Brigade is fascinating. Apparently, Lord Raglan didn't realize that, from Lord Lucan's position, Lucan couldn't understand what the heck the order referred to. The courier, Captain Nolan, seems to have hated Lord Cardigan (there were plenty of reasons to hate Cardigan, who seems to have murdered quite a few people during his lifetime) and was also sarcastic in his response to Lucan's request for clarification. Nolan joined the charge and may have realized that it was heading toward the wrong target; he rode in front of it, crossed the  front of the Light Brigade, possibly trying to redirect it, and was immediately killed by a shell.
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> Communications, intent, and confusion.

… or so Flashy said…

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