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How did Cardigan's military career progress?

Smooth and flawless
With retirement at young age
Marked by incompetence
Through academic achievement

Answer

The answer to "How did Cardigan's military career progress?" is marked by incompetence. Lord Cardigan's military career was marred by a series of blunders and poor decisions. His most notable failure was the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava in 1854, where he ordered a cavalry charge against entrenched Russian artillery positions, resulting in heavy casualties and criticism for his lack of strategic thinking.