Lord Raglan saw the Russians trying to remove the guns out of the redoubts they had captured from the Turks, and also making a different disposition of their army. Raglan also saw the inaction of his cavalry, the Light Brigade being dismounted. He sent some of his staff officers down to it, and we were ordered in great haste to mount. The first regiment mounted was the 11th Hussars, and was led by a staff officer of Lord Raglan’s to the North Valley. The next regiment was the 17th Lancers, and we were formed in line on the 11th Hussars. The next regiment was the 13th Light Dragoons. This completed the first line of the Light Brigade in the new formation. The second line consisted of the 4th Light Dragoons and 8th Hussars, commanded by Lord Paget. Lord Cardigan never knew that the formation of his brigade was altered. He did not know that Lord Raglan ordered the Light Brigade to the North Valley till informed, and this is the only time Lord Raglan ever interfered with the Cavalry—then he could not find any leaders. Our formation before this was the 17th Lancers on the right of the first line, the 13th Light Dragoons and the 8th Hussars completed it, commanded by Cardigan. The second line was the 4th Light Dragoons and 11th Hussars, commanded by Lord Paget. In his book Lord Paget states that he could never understand how the 8th Hussars got into his command in place of the 11th Hussars. The reason was, that he and Cardigan were with the Heavy Brigade taking some refreshments and congratulating the leading officers. When Lord Cardigan joined his Brigade in the North Valley, he wanted to know by whose authority they were placed there. He was informed by order of Lord Raglan.