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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITAIN
 
  More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)

 
More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
Lord Cardigan

(James Brudenell, 1797–1868, 7th earl of Cardigan 1837)
A martinet, deeply unpopular with his own officers, who led the *Charge of the Light Brigade down the wrong valley but was lionized as a hero on his return to Britain.
 








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