Charge of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of the Balaclava by Brian Palmer. (P) BAT11 Colonel Buller

Colonel Buller

ripped through the massed boxes of 8th Airforce B17s

37 and 149 squadrons was intercepted by some 60 Me109 and Me110s

Seen are the Net and Trident fighter Retiarius matched with a more heavily armed Mirmillone

19th July 1972 by David Pentland

Charge of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of the Balaclava by Brian Palmer. (P) BAT11 Colonel BullerDHM1414P. 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 officer,