CHAPTER V.

Balaklava - Katcha and Belbec Head-quarters Council of

war Propositions Sir John Burgoyne

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- Flank march

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View of Sevastopol - Khutor Mackenzie - Surprise of Russian

baggage Night bivouac Lieut. Maxse, R.N. Genoese

castle - Surrender of Balaklava · Arrival of Sir Edmund

Lyons - Women - Prisoners — Lord Raglan's house - Har-

"Agamemnon" Hospitals - Resignation of Marshal

General Canrobert

bour

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St. Arnaud

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- Departure for France -

French cupidity - Encampment of army

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Head-quarters

before Sevastopol 'Berthollet" Allied camps

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naissance on heights of Inkermann

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Recon-

Death of Marshal St.

Breaking ground - Redoubts - Trenches

- Batteries Naval Brigade Accurate aim - First parallel

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- Monastery of St. George - Turkish works

trenches

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Statistics English attacks - French

works Bombardment of 17th October

French fire silenced-Lancaster gun - Naval brigade —- Rus-

sian sortie Artillery — Superiority of English engineering

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· Allied fleets Admirals Hamelin and Dundas Bom-

bardment by fleets Casualties French disasters Lord

Dunkellin Death of Colonel Alexander, R.E. — Captain

Peel, R.N.- "Vladimir" - British daring

of Russian fleet sunk

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Position of the Allies, Oct. 25th, Balaklava Eastern heights

- Field-work, Kadikoi Turkish redoubts - Enemy ap-

Captain Maude Lord Raglan and General Can-

Flight of the Turks Capture of redoubts by the

"Ship, Johnny, ship" - 93rd regiment - Russian

cavalry turn tail Charge of heavy brigade - Lord Cardi-

enemy

gan's respect for orders

Charge of light brigade

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Captain Nolan and Lord Lucan

- Masterly retreat of the General

Colonel Shewell Chasseurs d'Afrique Casualties - Rus-

sians retire Reinforcements for Balaklava Sir De Lacy

Evans's action, Oct. 26th Russian rejoicings in Sevastopol

Flag of truce "Nous sommes Chrétiens" - English prisoners

Progress of siege - Russian reinforcements -"Sanspareil'

Cold nights

English extreme right

Russian deserters

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Information from

Zouaves and horseflesh Russian can-

nonade Illness of Sir De Lacy Evans Movement of light

cavalry

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CHAPTER VIII.

Retaken

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Grand Council of War 4th Nov. Russian reinforcements

Morning of 5th Nov.- Advance of the enemy on 2nd Division

camp Lord Raglan

Cossack Hill Sandbag Battery

captured by Russians Four guns taken by the enemy

Advance of the Guards, and recapture of Sandbag

Battery - False attack on Balaklava - Arrival of 4th Division

- Mistake of Sir George Cathcart - His death

again take the Sandbag Battery Barbarous treatment of

our wounded by the enemy His Royal Highness Duke of

Cambridge and Staff General Bosquet's reinforcement of

Zouaves and Tirailleurs General Canrobert-French troops

placed at Lord Raglan's disposal

Guards of Sandbag Battery — Russian artillery and steamers

- Desperate fighting, four English generals wounded - Death

of General Strangways General Canrobert wounded ·

18-pounders brought into action Sang-froid of Lord Raglan;

his indifference to fire Panic of French troops- - General

Pennefather "Quel bon Général!”. Reserve of French

troops Sir De Lacy Evans - Enemy begin to retire

Their artillery limber-up Lord Raglan's desire to pursue

the Russians — "Les Black Caps" Field of battle after the

action Numbers of dead Sir De Lacy Evans's extraor

dinary advice to Lord Raglan-Sortie against French trenches

-Forces of the enemy · Their plan of attack, &c. - Council

Russian losses - Letter from allied Gene-

rals to Prince Menchikoff Interment of Generals Cathcart

and Strangways-Losses of the English on 5th Nov.-

Council of War 7th Nov. — Russian wounded

Dreadful state of roads - Deserters from the enemy - False

alarm "Shaves" in Russian camp ·

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Lord Raglan's accu-

Anecdotes of the battle English force

rate calculations

engaged at Inkerman

the storm

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Dreadful hurricane, November 14th

Tents, &c., blown down - Sick and wounded exposed to

Sufferings of the troops in the trenches

Losses of transports off Balaklava The Prince goes down

with warm clothing, &c. &c., on board Damage to English

and French fleets - Losses at Eupatoria - Russian deserters

Numbers of English generals incapacitated or dead

Polish deserters Capture of the "Ovens" by a party of

Rifles - Death of Lieutenant Tryon - Dreadful weather -

Lord Raglan visits all the camps Losses in cavalry horses

- Sufferings of the troops from the inclemency of the weather

The cholera again breaks out

different hospitals ·

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- Lord Raglan visits the

Council of war of the English generals

of division - Three sorties on French trenches

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VOL. I.

LETTERS FROM HEAD-QUARTERS.

CHAPTER I.

Departure from England - Gibraltar - Fortifications

Gallipoli Golden Horn

Kululi Scutari barracks - Review of British troops Arrival of Lord Raglan - Ditto of Prince Napoleon - Lord Raglan's house - Fire at Stamboul - Baggage animals Mr. Filder, &c. Arrival of Sir George Brown Ball at French embassy - Presented to Marshal St. Arnaud, &c. Arrival of the Duke of Cambridge Loss of cavalry horses "Sweet Waters" - Inspection of Divisions Sultan's banquet to allied commanders - · Officer drowned Visit to Varna of allied generals - Departure of Light Division for French and English commissioners Newspaper

Varna

reporters Grand dinner at English embassy-Loss of "Tiger"

WE left the Dockyard Stairs (Woolwich) this morning at nine o'clock, the band of the Royal Artillery playing us off to the tune of "Cheer, boys, cheer!" We took the hint literally, and cheer followed cheer from the troops on board as the steamer got into the stream; we were answered from the shore by the dockyard workmen and the crews of all the vessels near. It was curious to watch the countenances of

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