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"The Charge of the Light Brigade" was a poem written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, a British poet who lived in the 19th century. Its subject was an infamous British cavalry charge at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War (1853-1856).

Just prior to entering battle during Operation Return against overwhelming Dominion and Cardassian forces, Miles O'Brien and Julian Bashir quoted a stanza of this poem. The quote had particular significance because the 600 Starfleet ships were in danger of being outflanked and surrounded by the larger Dominion fleet. (DS9: "Sacrifice of Angels")

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.

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-'''"The Charge of the Light Brigade"''' was a poem written by [[Alfred Tennyson |Alfred, Lord Tennyson]], a [[British]] [[poet]] who lived in the [[19th century]]. Its subject was an [[wikipedia:Charge of the Light Brigade|infamous cavalry charge]] at the [[Wikipedia:Battle of Balaclava|Battle of Balaclava]] during the [[Wikipedia:Crimean War|Crimean War]].
+'''"The Charge of the Light Brigade"''' was a poem written by [[Alfred Tennyson|Alfred, Lord Tennyson]], a [[British]] [[poet]] who lived in the [[19th century]]. Its subject was an infamous British cavalry charge at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War (1853-1856).
 Just prior to entering battle during [[Operation Return]] against overwhelming [[Dominion]] and [[Cardassian Empire|Cardassian]] forces, [[Miles O'Brien]] and [[Julian Bashir]] quoted a stanza of this poem.  The quote had particular significance because the 600 [[Starfleet]] ships were in danger of being outflanked and surrounded by the larger Dominion fleet. ({{DS9|Sacrifice of Angels}})
+<poem>
+:<i>Cannon to right of them,
+:Cannon to left of them,
+:Cannon in front of them
+:&nbsp;&nbsp;Volley'd and thunder'd;
+:Storm'd at with shot and shell,
+:Boldly they rode and well,
+:Into the jaws of Death,
+:Into the mouth of Hell
+:&nbsp;&nbsp;Rode the six hundred.</i></poem>
+==External links==
-: ''Cannon to right of them,''
+* "[http://www.bartleby.com/246/386.html The Charge of the Light Brigade]" at [http://www.bartleby.com Bartleby.com]
-: ''Cannon to left of them,''
+* {{wikipedia-quote|The Charge of the Light Brigade (poem)|The Charge of the Light Brigade}}
-: ''Cannon in front of them''
-: ''&nbsp;&nbsp;Volley’d and thunder’d;''
-: ''Storm’d at with shot and shell,''
-: ''Boldly they rode and well,''
-: ''Into the jaws of Death,''
-: ''Into the mouth of Hell''
-: ''&nbsp;&nbsp;Rode the six hundred.''
-==External Links==
-*[http://www.bartleby.com/246/386.html The Charge of the Light Brigade] at [http://www.bartleby.com Bartleby.com]
-*{{wikipedia-title|The Charge of the Light Brigade (poem)|''The Charge of the Light Brigade''}}
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+[[fr:The Charge of the Light Brigade]]
 [[Category:Earth literature|Charge of the Light Brigade]]