The term WHERE THE LIGHT BRIGADE CHARGED is answered by the 6-letter word CRIMEA. The Charge of the Light Brigade was a famous battle in the Crimean War, which took place in 1854 and 1855. The Light Brigade was a British cavalry unit that charged into the valley of Balaclava during the Battle of Balaclava on October 25, 1854. The charge was famously described by Alfred, Lord Tennyson in his poem 'The Charge of the Light Brigade'.