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