Definitions of gunner
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a serviceman in the artillerysynonyms: artilleryman, cannoneer, machine gunnertype of:man, military man, military personnel, servicemansomeone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
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"The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Tennyson's poem commemorates a group of British soldiers who fought and died during the Crimean War. Due to a miscommunication from a commander, the British troops charged into an area that was well defended by Russian forces and suffered major casualties. Read the text here.