To say that Lord Cardigan & Lord Raglan were rivals and hated each other was a vast understatement. Their rivalry had been going on for years and years and everyone knew it. These two should never of been allowed to serve in the same army group, let alone have one in a position of authority over another. This was a monumental error made by the higher authorities in the British military.{FYI - This (The Charge of The Light Brigade) is the main reason why the British army stopped selling officers commisions to the upper class and started awarding them to men who earned them on merit}
Their hatred for one another is the key and main factor in the cause of the charge.
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