“The sand of the desert is sodden red, — Red with the wreck of a square that broke; — The Gatling's jammed and the colonel dead, And the regiment blind with dust and smoke.”

About Henry Newbolt

Poet • English

Sir Henry John Newbolt was an eminent English poet, novelist, and historian, best known for his patriotic and naval-themed poems. Born in Bilston, Staffordshire, he was educated at Clifton College and Corpus Christi...