CHAPTER VIII.

THE REIGN OF VICTORIA (_continued_).

Changes in the Allied Camp--Advance upon the Malakoff and Redan--Prince Gortschakoff determines to Attack--The Allied Camp on the Tchernaya--Gortschakoff's Reinforcements--The Russian Plan--Read's Precipitation--Check of the Russian Attack--The French Counter-stroke--Gortschakoff changes his Front--The Battle is won--Allied Losses--The French sap towards the Malakoff----The British Bombardment--Combats before the Malakoff--Gortschakoff secures his Retreat--Council of September 3rd--Plan of Attack--The Last Bombardment--The Hour of Attack--The Signal--Assault of the Malakoff--MacMahon and Vinoy--Failures upon the Curtain and Little Redan--MacMahon is Impregnable--Failure to take the Redan--Evening--Gortschakoff's Retreat--End of the Siege 113