James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan

officer in the British Army who commanded the Light Brigade during the Crimean War

Date of Birth: 16-Oct-1797

Place of Birth: Hambleden, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 28-Mar-1868

Profession: military personnel, politician

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Lieutenant-General James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, (16 October 1797 – 28 March 1868) was an officer in the British Army who commanded the Light Brigade during the Crimean War.
He led the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava.Throughout his life in politics and his long military career he characterised the arrogant and extravagant aristocrat of the period.
His progression through the Army was marked by many episodes of extraordinary incompetence, but also by generosity to the men under his command and genuine bravery.
As a member of the landed aristocracy he had actively and steadfastly opposed any political reform in Britain, but in the last year of his life he relented and came to acknowledge that such reform would bring benefit to all classes of society.