{
  "question": "Was today the Charge of the Light Brigade?",
  "url": "https://was.today/the-charge-of-the-light-brigade",
  "verdict": "yes",
  "headline": "YES",
  "answer": "Yes — the 600 rode into the Valley of Death on 25 October 1854, exactly 172 years ago today.",
  "details": [
    "Battle of Balaclava, Crimean War, 25 October 1854",
    "673 cavalrymen charged; 113 killed, 134 wounded",
    "Russian guns on three sides; the order was a mix-up"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Wikipedia: October 25",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_25"
    },
    {
      "title": "Papers Past",
      "url": "https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TAWC19411114.2.9#1"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Charge of the Light Brigade",
      "url": "https://www.nato.int/nrdc-it/magazine/2009/0914/0914j.pdf#1#1#1"
    },
    {
      "title": "Papers Past",
      "url": "https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19230118.2.12#1"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-25",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/the-charge-of-the-light-brigade/2026-10-25",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-25T07:44:46.864Z"
}