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The Charge Of The Light Brigade
by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Memorializing Events in the Battle of Balaclava, October 25, 1854
Written 1854

Half a league half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred:
'Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns' he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

'Forward, the Light Brigade!'
Was there a man dismay'd ?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Some one had blunder'd:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do & die,
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd & 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.

Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack & Russian
Reel'd from the sabre-stroke,
Shatter'd & sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse & hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death,
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.

When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wonder'd.
Honour the charge they made!
Honour the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred!

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Matthew le Tissier, Ronald Hamming, Danny Blind, Paolo Maldini, Stefan Effenberg, Mark van Bommel

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Fortuna Sittard, Ajax

  • Favorite Coaches

    Bert van Marwijk, Co Adriaanse, Louis van Gaal, Guus Hiddink

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    The Dutch Cup final in '99

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Maradona, never seen Pele play...

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer...

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher...

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  • Jesper Olsen posted 583 days ago

    Jesper Olsen

    Tough luck Guido.

  • Jesper Olsen posted 593 days ago

    Jesper Olsen

    My wifes making me go it out unfortunately, it's a trade off for the rest of the quarter finals. Enjoy the game mate!

  • Jesper Olsen posted 593 days ago

    Jesper Olsen

    Congratulations Guido.

    I wish I was dutch. Really hope they can go all the way!

  • Barney Corkhill posted 595 days ago

    Barney Corkhill

    I plan on doing a Dutch one in the near future (whether I can get it out before I go on holiday or not is a different story) but of course you can do one! Just be warned I may be coming up with a similar list sometime in the future!

  • Barney Corkhill posted 595 days ago

    Barney Corkhill

    I plan on doing a Dutch one in the near future (whether I can get it out before I go on holiday or not is a different story) but of course you can do one! Just be warned I may be coming up with a similar list sometime in the future!

  • Vampy04 posted 636 days ago

    Vampy04

    Hey Guido, how is it going with you? No article?

    I came up with my first World Cup article here:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/394544-2010-fifa-world-cup-team-serbia-an-introduction

    I think that you definitely have some ideas on Dutch side and World cup... and I think that you should come up with some World artciles on the Netherlands as the world cup is not so far it used to be.

    Looking forward to your response.

    Take care man,

    Cheers.

  • Samrin Hasib posted 659 days ago

    Samrin Hasib

    hey Guido-
    back then I was saying what Bayern fans wanted- now, we all want Van Gaal at Bayern's helm- but for me, atleast, Van gaal will only win me over with a spot in Madrid- because tonight with that injured squad will be a big test for Van Gaal.
    Klinsmann is no longer wanted- :)..he will apparently take over at Hamburg- in my opinion, Hamburg are a good team who desperately need a good coach and I am not so sure that klinsmann is the man for the job.....

  • Alex Stamp posted 660 days ago

    Alex Stamp

    Cheers Guido-article was a little rushed so couldn't fine check the details-but that was a rather obvious one! Thanks for the corrections!

  • Martin Hjort posted 683 days ago

    Martin Hjort

    Hi Guido

    I'm the webmaster of a Football Manager fan-site, and would like to ask permission to translate your article about Lutz Pfannenstiel.

    Kind regards

    Martin Hjort

  • Nathan Lowe posted 702 days ago

    Nathan Lowe

    NEED SUCTION:

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/363389-beckhams-dream-is-over-let-his-nightmare-end-too

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