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James Yorke Scarlett is best remembered as the commander of the Heavy Brigade at the battle of Balaklava in the Crimean War. He had been the commanding officer of the 5th Dragoon Guards for 14 years up until then. He had suffered from cholera in the months before the battle, and although the Russians were numerically much stronger and were advancing downhill towards them, the Heavy Brigade defeated them and scored a famous victory. Brigadier Scarlett, aged 55, was not seriously injured in the charge and was promoted to major-general. He went on to be Colonel of the regiment in 1860 until his death in 1871. Although born in London he adopted Burnley as his home town and is buried at St John's, Cliviger near Burnley.
1799 Born in London on 1st Feb, 2nd son of Judge Lord Abinger |
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