熟悉英国诗歌的朋友或许记得阿尔弗雷德·丁尼生勋爵的名诗《轻骑兵冲锋》,说的就是1854年10月25日,在克里米亚战争中的巴拉克拉瓦战役。在这场英法联军对抗沙皇俄国的战役中诞生了至少两个神话。一个是由于指挥链条的错误,英军轻骑兵冲向严阵以待的俄军炮兵阵地时造成惨重伤亡,另一个神话则是“细细的红线”。英军第93萨瑟兰苏格兰高 Friends familiar with English poetry may remember Lord Alfred Tennyson’s famous poem “Charge of the Cavalry,” referring to the Battle of Balaclava at the Crimean War on October 25, 1854. At least two myths were born in this campaign by the Anglo-French coalition forces against Tsarist Russia. One was the mistakes made by the command chain, causing the British light cavalry to inflict heavy casualties on the battered Russian artillery positions. The other myth was the “thin red line.” British 93rd Sutherland Scottish High