A Voice from Within the Walls of Sebastopol: A Narrative of the Campaign in the Crimea, and of the Events of the Siege |
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... after the Battle . II . Town and Harbour of Sebastopol , with the Fortifications as they were up to Sept. 13 , 1854 . III . The Russian Attack on the British Position at the Battle of Inkerman . THE WAR IN THE CRIMEA . CHAPTER I. FROM OUR.
... after the Battle . II . Town and Harbour of Sebastopol , with the Fortifications as they were up to Sept. 13 , 1854 . III . The Russian Attack on the British Position at the Battle of Inkerman . THE WAR IN THE CRIMEA . CHAPTER I. FROM OUR.
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... attack it from the sea . In this case I cannot understand why Menschikoff occupied himself so little with fortifications of the south side . The tower on the Malakhoff hill was finished on the 18th of August . It was built of stone ...
... attack it from the sea . In this case I cannot understand why Menschikoff occupied himself so little with fortifications of the south side . The tower on the Malakhoff hill was finished on the 18th of August . It was built of stone ...
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... attack it . On the way back I made the artil- leryman give up his horse to me , forcing him to walk , as a punishment for leading us on such a wild - goose chace , and we all began to feel tired , for we had done 5 miles in 1 back to ...
... attack it . On the way back I made the artil- leryman give up his horse to me , forcing him to walk , as a punishment for leading us on such a wild - goose chace , and we all began to feel tired , for we had done 5 miles in 1 back to ...
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... attack , and on my return informed General Kiriakoff of my observation , when he sent the 2nd battalion of the regiment of Mos- cow into the ravine , with orders to hold the bridge and to detach sharpshooters into the gardens on the ...
... attack , and on my return informed General Kiriakoff of my observation , when he sent the 2nd battalion of the regiment of Mos- cow into the ravine , with orders to hold the bridge and to detach sharpshooters into the gardens on the ...
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... doubtless Menschikoff gave this hint to General Kiriakoff that he might make some ar- rangements for meeting the expected attack . when the General met him , and remarked that it Chap . III . 65 ADVANCE OF THE ALLIES .
... doubtless Menschikoff gave this hint to General Kiriakoff that he might make some ar- rangements for meeting the expected attack . when the General met him , and remarked that it Chap . III . 65 ADVANCE OF THE ALLIES .
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16th division 1st brigade 2nd brigade advance aide-de-camp Allies Alma arrived artillery asked attack Bakchi Sarai Balaclava bastion battalion battery battle of Alma battle of Inkerman began Belbek Captain cavalry Chorgoun Colonel columns command Cossacks Crimea crossed defence duty enemy enemy's English Eupatoria Fcap fire fleet French gabions Grand Dukes harbour heights hill History horses Katcha killed Kiriakoff Korniloff left flank light battery Liprandi LORD ment Minsk morning moved never night o'clock obliged occupied officers Plan Plates Portrait position Post 8vo Prince Gortchakoff Prince Menschikoff ravine regi regiment of Borodino regiment of Boutirsk regiment of Moscow remarked retire retreat river road rode Römer round shot Russian army Russian soldier sailors Second Edition sent Sevastopol Severnaya shell ships shot side Simpheropol sotnias steamers talions Tatars tery Third Edition took Totleben town transport troops versts village Volkhoff Vols Woodcuts wounded
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