Understanding the poem 'Charge of the Light Brigade'

The poem documents the lightly armed British cavalry receiving a "blunder'd" order and charging into enemy fire. Tennyson urges remembrance of the soldiers' actions, but also highlights the oversight that led to their deaths. Poet Laureate was an appointment made by the monarch and Tennyson was appointed to this position in 1850. Tennyson’s role as Poet Laureate may have affected how he would have written about the Battle of Balaclava. Tennyson's glorification of their bravery and use of euphemisms may have reflected his national duty.