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The '''Charge of the Light Brigade''' | The '''Charge of the Light Brigade''' was a military advance made during the [[Battle of Balaclava]] on [[25 October]], [[1854]]. Due to a miscommunication, the cavalry charged towards enemy troops and sustained massive casualties. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]'') | ||
[[Agonal]] caused the Charge of the Light Brigade so he could feed on and enjoy the agony and death. Disguised as an aide, he handed the dispatch, ordering the attack, to a "baffled officer". Looking into the sphere, Ace saw a vision of this aide, and of the officer leading the cavalry into a battery of [[cannon]]. She "heard the screams of dying men as the surviving [[horse]]s trotted by with [[blood]]-spattered empty saddles" and she saw the aide smiling at this. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Harvest]]'') | By one account, [[Agonal]] caused the Charge of the Light Brigade so he could feed on and enjoy the [[Pain|agony]] and [[death]]. Disguised as an aide, he handed the dispatch, ordering the attack, to a "baffled officer". Looking into the sphere, [[Ace]] saw a vision of this aide, and of the officer leading the cavalry into a battery of [[cannon]]. She "heard the screams of dying men as the surviving [[horse]]s trotted by with [[blood]]-spattered empty saddles" and she saw the aide smiling at this. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]'') | ||
The Doctor witnessed the charge during at least two of his incarnations, and referred to it as a "magnificent folly". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Angel of Scutari (audio story)|The Angel of Scutari]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The King of Terror (novel)|The King of Terror]]'') | |||
[[Hecuba]] summoned this moment in history to counter the [[Second Doctor]]'s archers from the [[Battle of Agincourt]] when she forced him to play one of her games. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Queen of Time (audio story)|The Queen of Time]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:22, 25 September 2023
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a military advance made during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October, 1854. Due to a miscommunication, the cavalry charged towards enemy troops and sustained massive casualties. (TV: The Evil of the Daleks, The Sea Devils)
By one account, Agonal caused the Charge of the Light Brigade so he could feed on and enjoy the agony and death. Disguised as an aide, he handed the dispatch, ordering the attack, to a "baffled officer". Looking into the sphere, Ace saw a vision of this aide, and of the officer leading the cavalry into a battery of cannon. She "heard the screams of dying men as the surviving horses trotted by with blood-spattered empty saddles" and she saw the aide smiling at this. (PROSE: Blood Harvest)
The Doctor witnessed the charge during at least two of his incarnations, and referred to it as a "magnificent folly". (TV: The Evil of the Daleks; AUDIO: The Angel of Scutari, PROSE: The King of Terror)
Hecuba summoned this moment in history to counter the Second Doctor's archers from the Battle of Agincourt when she forced him to play one of her games. (AUDIO: The Queen of Time)
