Beersheba Wells, Palestine, 1917

[Diuretic]

Today is the 80th anniverary of the charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba, Palestine, 1917.


http://www.awm.gov.au/
http://www.awm.gov.au/units/event_138.asp
http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/ww1/lt-horse/beersheba.htm


We shall remember them.

 

[Chips Rafferty]

Today is the 80th anniverary of the charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba, Palestine, 1917.


http://www.awm.gov.au/
http://www.awm.gov.au/units/event_138.asp
http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/ww1/lt-horse/beersheba.htm


We shall remember them.

The Charge of the Light Brigade
Alfred, Lord Tennyson

1.
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!
"Charge for the guns!" he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.


2.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Someone had blunder'd:
Their's not to make reply,
Their's not to reason why,
Their's but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.


3.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.


4.
Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air,
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reel'd from the sabre stroke
Shatter'd and sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.


5.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.


6.
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honor the charge they made,
Honor the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred.



...and an Australian led BOTH charges!

 

[Gunny]

The Charge of the Light Brigade
Alfred, Lord Tennyson

1.
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!
"Charge for the guns!" he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.


2.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Someone had blunder'd:
Their's not to make reply,
Their's not to reason why,
Their's but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.


3.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.


4.
Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air,
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reel'd from the sabre stroke
Shatter'd and sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.


5.
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.


6.
When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honor the charge they made,
Honor the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred.



...and an Australian led BOTH charges!

And here I've always thought it was Errol Flynn.

 

[DeadCanDance]

Well, that was pretty random.

The charge of the Light Brigade was the british light calvalry in the crimean war.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Well, that was pretty random.

The charge of the Light Brigade was the british light calvalry in the crimean war.

His point was NOT random, he stated they both were lead by Australians, Further they were both horsed, one a real light cavalry, the other actually mounted Infantry called light Cavalry.

 

[DeadCanDance]

His point was NOT random, he stated they both were lead by Australians, Further they were both horsed, one a real light cavalry, the other actually mounted Infantry called light Cavalry.

Never mind. You obviously don't know military history that well, or even know what the Crimean war was. Lord Tennyson's poem had nothing to do with Aussies or Aussie cavalry. That's why I thought it was pretty random to post it.

 

[Diuretic]

I don't think we have a poem to celebrate the charge of the Light Horse at Beersheba and I reckon if that's true then it's a bloody disgrace. There was a film about it (Forty Thousand Horsemen -
http://australianscreen.com.au/titles/forty-thousand-horsemen/) but no poem.

 

[Diuretic]

And here I've always thought it was Errol Flynn.

That's where we get our saying that. "I'm in like Flynn"

I would think Errol's enthusiasm would have been ignited by the words "Beer" and "Sheba".

 

[Diuretic]

Today is the 80th anniverary of the charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba, Palestine, 1917.


http://www.awm.gov.au/
http://www.awm.gov.au/units/event_138.asp
http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/ww1/lt-horse/beersheba.htm


We shall remember them.

This idiot can't count. It was the 90th anniversary.

 

[Chips Rafferty]

And here I've always thought it was Errol Flynn.

Don't you dare let on to the other drongoes that it was Errol I was alluding to!

 

[Chips Rafferty]

That's where we get our saying that. "I'm in like Flynn"

I would think Errol's enthusiasm would have been ignited by the words "Beer" and "Sheba".

Beer and Sheila?

Unless you were referring to Flynns' propensity to fuck anything with or without a pulse.

It was said would fuck a dog (Sheba?) on a chain in a high wind..

 

[Chips Rafferty]

I don't think we have a poem to celebrate the charge of the Light Horse at Beersheba and I reckon if that's true then it's a bloody disgrace. There was a film about it (Forty Thousand Horsemen -
http://australianscreen.com.au/titles/forty-thousand-horsemen/) but no poem.

You mean the filum where Chips gets a full belt from a Turkish machinegun in the guts, says ,"They got me, cobber!" and dies (game) after he has one last ciggie (rollins, of course) ?

 

[Chips Rafferty]

This idiot can't count. It was the 90th anniversary.

Naturally you know how “Kurnel,” where the filum was made, got its name?

For those who don't know, it was Captain Cook's first landing spot in Australia.

He got outta the row boat, looked around, shook his head, and said, “FUCKERNEL!!”

 

[Psychoblues]

Making light of past military atrosities does not make the present one more palatable. Some here have done a little reading. I stress, little.

 

[Diuretic]

Beer and Sheila?

Unless you were referring to Flynns' propensity to fuck anything with or without a pulse.

It was said would fuck a dog (Sheba?) on a chain in a high wind..

Sheba - as in "Queen of"

 

[Diuretic]

You mean the filum where Chips gets a full belt from a Turkish machinegun in the guts, says ,"They got me, cobber!" and dies (game) after he has one last ciggie (rollins, of course) ?

Dunno, I've only seen excerpts

 

[Diuretic]

Naturally you know how “Kurnel,” where the filum was made, got its name?

For those who don't know, it was Captain Cook's first landing spot in Australia.

He got outta the row boat, looked around, shook his head, and said, “FUCKERNEL!!”

He'd say it again if he landed there now

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Never mind. You obviously don't know military history that well, or even know what the Crimean war was. Lord Tennyson's poem had nothing to do with Aussies or Aussie cavalry. That's why I thought it was pretty random to post it.

He did not claim the charge of the light brigade in Crimea was an Australian UNIT. He claimed an Australian lead the charge. Learn to comprehend what you read. As for military history, I will stack my knowledge against yours any day. And knowing Chips it was some kind of joke.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Ahh haa, I may be dense but eventually..... I get the joke.

 

[maineman]

I am confused. Who was this Aussie that supposedly led the charge of the light brigade in the crimean war? I was always under the impression that the Earl of Cardigan lead the charge!