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To: Stephen O who wrote (6326)	4/12/2005 2:48:44 PM
From: marcos	Respond to of 8273

In the charge of the light brigade there was a young cavalry officer named Dunn, he was awarded Canada's first Victoria Cross for actions there ... and not posthumously, as so many were, he died years later in Africa, Somalia or nearby, just a few years ago canadian forces were restoring his grave there ... so there's another trivia point ... it's hard to say what constitutes understanding, you could have a head full of accurate detail and still not grasp anything, perhaps the reverse is true .... Speaking of war stimulating invention - cigarrettes were developed during the crimean war ... the turks were using paper when their tobacco leaf was too broken up to roll, allied forces saw this, and poof, the concept took off like a ball of fire

To: Stephen O who wrote (6326)	4/12/2005 5:09:56 PM
From: E. Charters	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 8273

A relative of mine, also a CDN nurse in the Victorian order, was named after Florence Nightingale. Florence's contribution was that she developed the modern scientific process of triage, and the application of elementary statistics to the organization and treatment of wounded in wards. Her analysis of the progress of infections and subsequent changes in treatment led to a reduction in septic illness that had previously caused high mortality. Her innovations vastly improved the survival rate of wounded soldiers in that conflict and was a great benefit to the British cause. No doubt most people who hear her name have some vague notion that her elevation to a honoured status came from some kind of battlefield courage or stemmed from her female status. In fact she was more of a practical scientist, and perhaps as good an innovator in hospital hygiene as Joseph Lister was. I was told that the Victoria Cross is made from the metal of the Russian Cannon captured during the charge of the Light Brigade. I am not sure how that could be as the position was retaken by the Russian Cavalry shortly after the Brigade took the position. An film account of another Cavalry charge that is was quite daring is The Light Horsemen. It is an Australian Movie. Technically the Light Horse were not cavalry, as they got of their horses to engage the enemy. I recommend the flick to anyone as it is an example of Aussie movie making at its best. I rate that and Breaker Morant as two of the best war movies I have ever seen. Same era roughly. Breaker Morant is Boer war and The Light Horseman is World War I era. EC<:-}