Charge of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of the Balaclava by Brian Palmer. (AP) NRG1178 In the distance Union Major

In the distance Union Major General John Sedgwicks division can be seen advancing on the rebel lines

The Swordfish emblem of the 11th Flotilla adorns this drawing

III he flew as commander of Jagdstaffel 30 around the spring of 1918

1st July 1944

Charge of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of the Balaclava by Brian Palmer. (AP) NRG1178 In the distance Union MajorDHM1414AP. Charge of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of the Balaclava by Brian Palmer. After taking horrendous casualties during the infamous charge, the 17th lancers were the first to reach the Russian guns at the end of the Valley. From the 673 men who started the charge, 113 men were killed and many others wounded. The Light Brigade was made up of the 4th and 13th Light Dragoons, 8th and 11th Hussars and the 17th Lancers. A spectating French