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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Lord Lucan and Lord Cardigan hate each other's guts. But when they are ordered to charge the Russian guns at Balaclava, and realize the orders are suicidal but have no choice but to obey, they suddenly speak very calmly and respectfully to each other.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Lord Lucan and Lord Cardigan hate each other's guts. But guts, but when they are ordered to charge the Russian guns at Balaclava, and realize the orders are suicidal but they have no choice but to obey, they suddenly speak very calmly and respectfully to each other.
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* AFatherToHisMen: Cardigan boasts about how much he spends to clothe and equip his men, but one gets the impression he cares about them the same way he cares about his horses. He doesn't care for them ''per se'', but as their commander them looking good makes ''him'' look good.

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* AFatherToHisMen: Cardigan boasts about how much he spends to clothe and equip his men, but one gets the impression he cares about them the same way he cares about his horses. He doesn't care for them ''per se'', but se'' but, as their commander commander, them looking good makes ''him'' look good.
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* EpicMovie: a deconstruction.

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* EpicMovie: a A deconstruction.
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* AnswerCut: A junior officer interprets a signal flag as "Enemy advancing." Lucan, who evidently does not know how to read the signal flags of his own army, says "Are you quite sure?". This is immediately followed by a shell landing nearby, signifying the Russian attack.

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* AnswerCut: A junior officer interprets a signal flag as "Enemy advancing." Lucan, who evidently does not know how to read the signal flags of his own army, says "Are you quite sure?". sure?" This is immediately followed by a shell landing nearby, signifying the Russian attack.

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* AnythingThatMoves: Cardigan is implied to be this.
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