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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... whole of this feast being presented by the inhabitants of the town . It is a question not very difficult to answer whether this was voluntarily given , or simply that the orders of the Governor , Major- General Pestal , were obeyed in ...
... whole of this feast being presented by the inhabitants of the town . It is a question not very difficult to answer whether this was voluntarily given , or simply that the orders of the Governor , Major- General Pestal , were obeyed in ...
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... whole week , and got fairly rested after my long and dreary march . Upon the arrival of fine weather I sallied forth to view the town and fortifications , since so celebrated . I remarked , among other things , the preponderance of ...
... whole week , and got fairly rested after my long and dreary march . Upon the arrival of fine weather I sallied forth to view the town and fortifications , since so celebrated . I remarked , among other things , the preponderance of ...
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... whole North Fort there were not more than eight guns , and these in a very dilapidated state . This was the state of the fortifications of Se- vastopol at the time of which I write . But in the arsenal I remarked a large store of guns ...
... whole North Fort there were not more than eight guns , and these in a very dilapidated state . This was the state of the fortifications of Se- vastopol at the time of which I write . But in the arsenal I remarked a large store of guns ...
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... whole of the Russian fleet about the month of March , 1854 ) ; the 1st brigade of the 14th Division , consisting of the regiments of Volhynia and Minsk , under the command of the General of Division Major - General Von Moller , about ...
... whole of the Russian fleet about the month of March , 1854 ) ; the 1st brigade of the 14th Division , consisting of the regiments of Volhynia and Minsk , under the command of the General of Division Major - General Von Moller , about ...
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... whole fort , and the embrasures were spoilt by the falling of a great many stones , so that the next day parties of workmen were ordered to repair the damage caused , and then I saw that the walls were only faced with stone , the space ...
... whole fort , and the embrasures were spoilt by the falling of a great many stones , so that the next day parties of workmen were ordered to repair the damage caused , and then I saw that the walls were only faced with stone , the space ...
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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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