Note 6 — Chapter XXXIV · A NIGHT ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
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The total casualties of the Allies at Balaclava was about six hundred. Of these the cavalry lost, killed or wounded, three hundred and ninety, of which two hundred and forty-seven were in the Light Brigade. The strength of the brigade when it started down the valley has been differently stated; but the following return, taken from various sources, is probably correct. Some men who had been unhorsed or wounded managed to get back to their regiments later on, and some who had been taken prisoners afterwards rejoined. This table shows only the number of men who answered to their names at the first roll-call after the charge:
Went into the Charge.Came out.Losses.
4th Light Dragoons1183979
8th Hussars1043866
11th Hussars1102585
13th Light Dragoons1306169
17th Lancers14535110
607198409
Total loss of the brigade, 67 per cent. There were also, killed or wounded, five hundred and twenty horses.