The Pocket Hercules: Captain Morris and the Charge of the Light Brigade

by Trow, M. J.

• ISBN13: 9781844153787
• ISBN10: 1844153789
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-07-01
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Books

Summary

William Morris was in the front rank during the Charge of the Light Brigade. He was one of the first horsemen to reach the Russian guns. This is his story. M.J. Trow's vivid biography of this typical Victorian soldier gives a fascinating insight into the officer class that fought the Crimean War. In recording Morris's experiences during a notorious campaign, the author reveals much about the hidebound character of the British army of that era. The portraits of Morris's fellow officers and commanders - men like Nolan, Raglan and Lucan - are telling, as is the contrast between Morris and his incompetent superior Cardigan. The author meticulously recreates Morris's life and, through him, the lives of a generation of professional British soldiers.

Table of Contents

Plates	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Acknowledgements	p. 3
The Morrises of Fishleigh	p. 4
Schola Cantabrigiensis	p. 12
The Scarlet Lancers	p. 20
'A Bloody War and a Sickly Season'	p. 28
Crossing the Sutlej	p. 37
The Deaths	p. 52
The Staff College and Amelia	p. 65
The Crimea	p. 73
'Damn Those Heavies'	p. 85
'A Smart Little Affair'	p. 98
'A Mad Brained Trick'	p. 110
Home and 'Johnny Turk'	p. 125
Mutiny	p. 135
Flowers at Poona	p. 147
Notes	p. 158
Select Bibliography	p. 163
Index	p. 165
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