722. The Charge of the Light Brigade: The Tsar’s Terrible Siege (Part 2)

Who was Baron Raglan, the commander of Britain’s forces sent to fight in the Crimea? Why did Lords Cardigan and Lucan, key players in the cavalry, loathe each other, and what did this mean for their troops? And, what happened when the Russians marched on the Turkish base of Silistria?

Join Tom and Dominic as they discuss the siege of Silistria, the early disastrous forays of the British army in the Crimea, and Lord Cardigan’s volatile disobediences…

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