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Lieutenant-General James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan KCB (16 October 1797 – 28 March 1868), styled as Lord Cardigan, was an officer in the British Army who commanded the Light Brigade during the Crimean War, leading its charge at the Battle of Balaclava.
James Thomas Brudenell, 7th earl of Cardigan (born Oct. 16, 1797, Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, Eng.—died March 27/28, 1868, Deene Park, Northamptonshire) was a British general who led the charge of the Light Brigade of British cavalry against the Russians in the Battle of Balaklava, Oct. 25, 1854, during the Crimean War —an incident ...
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James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan. Earl of Cardigan is a title in the Peerage of England, currently held by the Marquesses of Ailesbury, and used as a courtesy title by the heir apparent to that Marquessate, currently Thomas Brudenell-Bruce, Earl of Cardigan, son of the 9th Marquess.
Cardigan's fame and notoriety rest with his command of the light cavalry brigade in the Crimean War, particularly the ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ at Balaclava in 1854. He was inspector-general of cavalry 1855–60, and gave his name to the woollen ‘Cardigan’ jacket popularized by the war.
Brudenell, James Thomas, seventh earl of Cardigan ( 1797–1868 ), army officer, only surviving son of Robert, sixth earl of Cardigan (d. 1837), and his wife, Penelope Ann Cooke (d. 1826), was born at the Manor House, Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, on 16 October 1797; he had seven sisters. He grew tall and slender, with long golden hair and ...
Lieutenant-General James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan KCB (16 October 1797 – 28 March 1868), styled as Lord Cardigan, was an officer in the British Army who commanded the Light Brigade during the Crimean War, leading its charge at the Battle of Balaclava.
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Overview. 7th earl of Cardigan, James Brudenell. (1797—1868) army officer. Quick Reference. (1797–1868). As Lord Brudenell he was commissioned in the 8th Hussars in 1824, purchased command of the 15th Hussars in 1832, and was removed for misconduct in 1834.
