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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... . 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.
... . 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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... harbour there only existed Fort St. Paul ( Plan II . , 9 ) , of which the engineer was a conscientious man , so that the walls were formed of enormous blocks of stone , put together with good lime cement . On the north side , or ...
... harbour there only existed Fort St. Paul ( Plan II . , 9 ) , of which the engineer was a conscientious man , so that the walls were formed of enormous blocks of stone , put together with good lime cement . On the north side , or ...
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... harbour . According to orders I received , I took up my quarters with my company in Fort St. Nicholas , where I remained till we took the field . The following are the troops that occupied the Crimea in the month of May , 1854-2nd ...
... harbour . According to orders I received , I took up my quarters with my company in Fort St. Nicholas , where I remained till we took the field . The following are the troops that occupied the Crimea in the month of May , 1854-2nd ...
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... harbour ( Plan II . , a ) ; while on the side to the north , which is three stories high ( Plan II . , 6 ) , the second tier had guns only in the third and sometimes fourth embrasures ; in the third tier it was considered dangerous to ...
... harbour ( Plan II . , a ) ; while on the side to the north , which is three stories high ( Plan II . , 6 ) , the second tier had guns only in the third and sometimes fourth embrasures ; in the third tier it was considered dangerous to ...
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... harbour . In Krim Balka ( Plan II . , 17 ) lay an old dismasted frigate , with guns on one side only , and these turned towards the harbour . Near the garden of Admiral Nakhimoff ( Go- landia ) 16 Chap . I. DEFENCES OF SEVASTOPOL .
... harbour . In Krim Balka ( Plan II . , 17 ) lay an old dismasted frigate , with guns on one side only , and these turned towards the harbour . Near the garden of Admiral Nakhimoff ( Go- landia ) 16 Chap . I. DEFENCES OF SEVASTOPOL .
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