But there was no fun in war: yet, faithful to man, the horse bore him even unto death. The 

 motto of the horse through the ages might well have been 'Theirs not to reason why . . .' 

 The charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava, caused as it was by the reckless folly of com- 

 manding officers, was one of the most stirring and valiant cavalry actions in history. Of it 



a French general made his famous remark, 'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre. ' 

 Horses and men were decimated to a tragic extent, as this picture of the roll call after the 

 action shows. 



