 After the Charge of the Light Brigade, he flees in panic from the fighting in the battery—but mistakenly charges into an entire Russian regiment, adding to his heroic image.In spite of his numerous character flaws, Flashman is represented as being a perceptive observer of his times ("I saw further than most in some ways").In its obituary of George MacDonald Fraser, "The Economist" commented that realistic sharp-sightedness ("if not much else") was an attribute Flashman shared with his creator.