Josh Clark
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That's exactly what these men had done.
With the exception of Lord Raglan, he had battle experience.
He had fought Napoleon at Waterloo.
He lost an arm in that battle.
So he was a war hero.
But he was 25 when that happened.
And by this time, he was 65.
A little dotty, maybe.
Um, he apparently, remember there was a French English alliance that was battling the Russians, but when he would refer to the French, say strategically, they were talking about what the French were doing.
He referred to them as the enemy.
That was very confusing.
And this battle, the battle of Balaclava was the first time that he had ever led like commanded men in battle.
Up to that point, he'd been subordinate.
This was the first time he was the one calling the shots for the battle.
So he had the most experience, and this was the first time he was doing that.
That's the message.