tradicted and disproved — The daily labour of the commander-

in-chief- The English and French staffs - Captain Derriman's

tea-shed at Balaklava - Arrival of first detachment of navvies

—Lady nurses — Lord Raglan inspects the trenches Page 37

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CHAPTER XII.

Desertion of Polish officer in Russian service

Generals Lord Rokeby and Barnard

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Arrival of

- Promised aid of Sar-

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dinia Sortie on the French "Fort Victoria" Colonels

Yea and Egerton - Nurses in the general hospital --- Murder

of an English soldier "Cool hands the blue-jackets".

Arrival of General Jones R.E., and General Niel - Navvies

Excess of winter clothing for the army French losses

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The Malakoff the key of Sevastopol Return of Sir George

Brown French corps d'armée New French attack against

Sevastopol Railway - Lord Raglan inspects the defences of

Balaklava - Recall of Lord Lucan

Tartar spy-

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Attack on

Eupatoria Russians repulsed

Sir Colin Campbell's reconnaissance-Severity of the weather

-Serious affair between the French and Russians - Devo-

tion and bravery of the Zouaves Their dreadful losses -

Speeches of Sir De Lacy Evans and Lord Cardigan

Stratford's intelligence - Suspension of hostilities

sink four more ships Colonel Steele's proposal Return

of General Pennefather Expected visit of the Emperor

False reports of the newspapers French do not renew their

attack upon the Russian Ouvrages Blancs General Canro-

Councils of war Deserters Three-gun

battery - It opens on Russian steamer - Fire of our artillery

- Death of the Emperor Nicholas - Lord Raglan visits

General Pélissier Effective state of the English army

Lord Raglan's popularity

An artilleryman's opinion of him

The Mamelon - General Todtleben Arrival of Omer

Pasha Convalescent hospital

on the trenches of the Allies on night of March 22 Death

of Captain Vicars - Casualties - Trip to Eupatoria - Colonels

Simmons and Ogilvie — Fortifications of the town

circumvallation

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- Russian force in the neighbourhood Skender Bey

Buildings in Eupatoria "Henri IV." - Flag of truce

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I moralize French proposals Russian force-Lord Raglan's

tact Preparations for the wounded French losses in

their Inkermann attack Lord Raglan visits the trenches

His disregard of danger, and consideration for his Staff

Railway accident Flag of truce Popularity of Lord

Raglan

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- Number of guns in the trenches of the Allies;

April 9th Second bombardment

Badness of the weather

Mât

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Bizot wounded

- The naval brigade

French again attack

ambuscades and take them English casualties from 9th to

13th inclusive - French explode mines in front of Bastion du

English magazine blown up General Bizot's burial

- Admiral Bruat's opinion Reconnaissance under Omer

Pasha 77th regiment attack and capture three Russian

rifle-pits Death of Colonel Egerton - A gallant drummer-

boy English casualties Council of War Proposed as-

sault of the town General Canrobert refuses to co-operate

His unpopularity — Projected expedition to Kertch

Omer Pasha returns to Eupatoria English casualties

Russian losses during second bombardment

Expedition to Kertch agreed upon - Vacillation of General Can-

robert Expedition sails General Canrobert causes it to

be recalled Our indignation against the French Gallant

affairs of the 1st and 2nd of May between the French and

Russians - French capture ambuscades and nine Cohorn

mortars - Suspension of arms Severe loss on both sides

Expedition returns Council of War French lines round

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Kamiesch Arrival of General La Marmora and Sardinian

infantry Effective state of the English army - - Cholera --

Miss Nightingale and M. Soyer Sorties from the town

English casualties - Proposed movements of the allied armies

Lord Raglan's objections General Canrobert offers him

the supreme command, and then refuses to give his sanction

to the Field-Marshal's proposals Resignation of General

Canrobert General Pélissier succeeds to the command of

the French army - Respect of the latter for Lord Raglan's

opinion and judgment - Sardinian army ·

Reinforcements

Council of War Expedition to Kertch again arranged

Reconnaissance along the coast · Alupka: its beauty,

garden, &c. Orianda — Spoliation by the French Yalta

— Gallant attack of ambuscades by the French on May 22nd

and 23rd Their frightful losses The Allies take up the

line of the Tchernaya

from despatches

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Extracts

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Moonlight nights — Cholera - Death of Admiral Boxer

Council of war at the French head-quarters General Pélis-

sier snubs all round - His deference to Lord Raglan's opinion

French reconnaissance Opening of the third bombard-

Arrangements of the Allies for the assault

of the Mamelon, Ouvrages Blancs, and Quarries - Enthusiastic

reception of Lord Raglan by the troops Ditto of General

Pélissier Assault and capture of the Mamelon by the

French, June 7th - The Ouvrages Blancs also fall after

some desperate fighting English take the Quarries at the

point of the bayonet - Foolish attempt of the Zouaves on

the Malakoff They are repulsed The Russians repossess

themselves of the Mamelon, but are driven out again by the

French Enemy attack the Quarries and are defeated with

great loss Death of General Lavarande - Suspension of

General Todtleben General Pélissier uses his dis-

Casualties of the Allies - Russian losses - Evacua-

tion of Anapa

Annoyance of Omer Pasha Cholera in the

Sardinian army -- Casualties

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Return of the Kertch expedition - Arrangements for the assault

on Sevastopol ·General Bosquet takes command of the troops

on the Tchernaya - English not to advance until the French have

gained the Malakoff — Opening of the 4th bombardment, June

17th- At the eleventh hour French insist upon assaulting au

point du jour Lord Raglan strongly objects - Assault takes

place on morning of 18th June - General Mayran mistakes the

signal, and advances before the proper time - He is mortally

wounded, and his troops retire in confusion- General Brunet

killed, and his column repulsed - General d'Autemarre's

column penetrates the battery Gervais - Lord Raglan gives

the signal for the English assault -

Terrific fire poured upon

the British troops - Deaths of Colonels Yea and Shadforth,

and Major-General Sir John Campbell — Unavailing efforts of

the English troops - They retire to their trenches - Lord

Raglan orders all the English guns to open - His dangerous

position - General Jones wounded-French, being unsup-

ported, are forced to retire from the battery Gervais - Enemy's

guns almost silenced — Consultation of the two Commanders-

in-Chief General Pélissier decides that a fresh assault is not

practicable Causes of the failure of the attack - General

Eyre takes the Cemetery, &c.

Severe loss among our troops

from the Russian cannonade - General Pélissier promises to

relieve General Eyre's force, but no relief arrives, and the

brigade retires - Names of officers who distinguished them-

selves - Suspension of arms on the 19th- Numbers of gene-

rals incapacitated - Cemetery again re-occupied by English

and French troops - Russian deserters' accounts - Casualties

of the Allies on the 18th instant - Fearful storm on the 23rd

- Death of General Estcourt-Lord Raglan's grief - Death

of Captain Lyons of the 'Miranda' - Lord Raglan's illness

- His sudden death- Grief of the whole army, and sympathy

of the Allies Lord Raglan's last General Order - Descrip-

tion of the procession - Lord Raglan's remains are taken home

in the Caradoc' General Orders issued by the Com-

manders-in-Chief of the French and Sardinian armies on the

occasion of Lord Raglan's death

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CHAPTER XVIII.

General Simpson is appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British
Army in the East Cholera - Deaths of Colonel Vico and
Changes in the Divisional Commands - Gene-

Mr. Calvert

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Battle of the Tchernaya, August 16th

ment

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Russian plan Fatal error of General Read His death
Russians twice attack the French in great force
are finally driven back- Gallant conduct of the Sardinians
Death of General Montevecchio Orderly retreat of the
Russians Losses in the battle English medical depart-
Acting-Assistant-Surgeon Bakewell Russian rein-
forcements English open fire on the 17th-French do not
support them Bridge of boats across the harbour - Explo-
sion in the Mamelon Council of War on September 3rd ·
Arrangements for the final assault
- The English and French
batteries open on September 5th Burning of two Russian
frigates French assault and take the Malakoff, September 8th
They penetrate the Curtain and Little Redan, but are
speedily driven out - Unsuccessful attack of the English on
the Redan Gallant conduct of Colonel Wyndham - French
attack the Bastion Centrale, but are immediately repulsed
with great loss - Russians try to retake the Malakoff, but
fail The Redan, Garden, and Bastion du Mât Batteries
blow up
Evacuation of Sevastopol by the Russians - De-
struction of the Black Sea fleet - Russian wounded - Total
losses English and French Commission Naval Brigade
disbanded English and French cavalry at Eupatoria Ex-
pedition to Kinburn - Its capture and occupation - Resigna-
tion of General Sir James Simpson General Sir William
Codrington succeeds him in the chief command Russian
works destroyed Reflections Dreadful state of the French
army Negociations - Peace signed at Paris, March 30th,
1856

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