The British Expedition to the Crimea

Departure of General della Marmora and the Sardinian Staff--General After Order--Inspection of the Siege-Works, offensive and defensive--Memorials to the Dead--Major Hammersley'...

With early morning on Tuesday, September 20th, the troops were up and stirring; but the march did not begin for some hours afterwards, and this circumstance has given rise to se...

May-day in the Crimea--New Works--A tremendous Conflict--Movement of Russians--Sorties against the French--The abortive Kertch Expedition--Recal--The Russians repulsed--Fire fro...

Preparations for the Assault--Last and decisive Cannonade--Day of the Assault--Plan of Attack--Position of Generals--French rush into the Malakoff--English charge the Redan--Mis...

Whilst I was away with the Kertch expedition, the siege was pressed on by the French with great vigour, and our army was actively employed in preparing for the bombardment which...

Proclamation of Peace--Preparations for the Evacuation--Review of the Struggle--What might have been done--Russian Song on the Incidents of the War--Excursions into the Interior...

Whilst the French were rapidly moving to Gallipoli, the English were losing the prestige which might have been earned by a first appearance on the stage, as well as the substant...

Expedition to Kinburn--Off Odessa--Objects of the Expedition--Appearance of the Fleets--The English Portion of the Expedition--Odessa from the Sea--Alarm on Shore--The eternal C...

Sickness in the French Camp--Their System of Cooking--Ingenuity--A Crimean Dinner--Recipes--Cost of a Soldier--Lord Lucan's Recal--A Reconnaissance--Disappointment--An Adventure...

On Sunday, the 28th of May, Sir George Brown left the barracks at Scutari, and proceeded to Varna in the _Banshee_. Before his departure orders were issued that the men belongin...

English Head-Quarters--Investment of Sebastopol--Russian Batteries open fire--The Greeks expelled from Balaklava--First Sortie--Plan of the Works--The Turks--Review of the Campa...

Survey of the Position of the Allied Armies--Renewed preparations of the Russians--Operations of the Allied Armies--Their Defectiveness--Renewed defence of the Malakoff--Strengt...

The Mixed Commission: its Composition and Proceedings--Spoils of War--Doctors in dudgeon--Strength of the Army in October, 1855--State of the Russian Army--The Deserter's Tale--...

At six o'clock on the morning of the 13th, signal was given to weigh and proceed, and at eight o'clock the lines were formed and the expedition proceeded, steering towards the S...

The arrangements for the conveyance of the troops to their destination were of the largest and most perfect character; and when all the transports were united, they constituted...

Criticisms on the British Cavalry--The Light Cavalry--Rear of our position--Endangered by the Russians--Redoubts defended by Turks--93rd Highlanders--The position--Advance of th...

A second Christmas in the Crimea--Festivities--Strength of the Russian Army in the Crimea--Exhaustion--Camp Followers--Stirring Incidents--Harbour Discipline--Russian Fire--Orde...

About the middle of March we were blessed with all the genial influences of a glorious spring. Vegetation struggled for existence beneath the tramp of armed men and the hoof of...

News of an Armistice--Destruction of the White Buildings--The Explosion--A lively and novel Scene at Traktir Bridge--Fraternization--The Cossacks--Meeting of the Generals--Death...

The fraternity established between the French and English troops became daily more affectionate, and individual friendships soon sprang up, all the closer, perhaps, for a squabb...

It will be seen that the cholera first appeared among the troops at Varna, but the English forces were tolerably free from it till it had been among the French for nearly three...

The Fleets open Fire--Effects of the Fire from Floating Batteries, Mortar-vessels, and Gun-boats--A Flag of Truce--The Governor of Kinburn surrenders--Terms of the Capitulation-...

Formation of the Russian Army--Difficulties explained--Appearance of the Men--Liège Muskets--Bayonets--Killing the Wounded--Glories of Inkerman--Commissary Filder's merits--Hard...

Ere I left the Crimea I went twice to the Alma, and examined the battle-ground. I shall reproduce my account of the excursion in the language in which it was written at the time...

Relative Position of the rival Forces at the end of October--"Whistling Dick"--Sir De Lacy Evans's Accident--No Bono Johnnies--French Batteries again open Fire--A Weak Point--Fi...

A few days quietude--Languishment of British firing--Prince Gortschakoff's opinion of our feeble Squibs--Number of little globules thrown into Sebastopol in a Month--Efforts to...

Painful Depression--Tremendous Explosions--Retreat of the Russians--Chronicle of Events--General After-Order--Visit to the City--Strength of the Works--Surprise in Camp--Rush to...

Preparations--The Railway in use--Vanity Fair, or Buffalo Town--Intrusion--Flowers and Birds--Exciting Sport--First Spring Meeting--Rumours--The Turkish Levies--The Electric Tel...

Move from the Katcha--The Belbek--The Flank March--What might have been done--A surprise--Skirmish with the Russians--Plunder--Balaklava--Mr. Upton made Prisoner--Sebastopol--It...

Russian Steamers--Tornado--Destruction of Russian Steamers--Sinope avenged--A Year's Work--Its Effect on the British Army--Destruction of Russian Docks--Opinions of Russian Offi...

During the progress of the Kinburn Expedition, General Orders announced the promotion of Colonel Windham to the rank of Major-General "for distinguished services in the field,"...

Defeat of the Russians--Renewal of hostilities--Bravery of the Allied Armies--Tenacity of Russian Attack--Usual prognostication of Retreat--Letter of Emperor read to Russian tro...

Works at Bulair--Scutari--Return to Gallipoli--French Troops--Intricate Monetary Arrangements--The Turkish Commissions--Army Chaplains--Fire in a Turkish Town--Prevalence of Hig...

The causes of the last war with Russia, overwhelmed by verbiage, and wrapped up in coatings of protocols and dispatches, at the time are now patent to the world. The independenc...

Last Bombardment--Splendid View of the Position from Cathcart's Hill--French Signal for the Attack--An Iron Storm--Paralysation of the Russians--Strength of French and English B...

Road made for us by the French--Hardships--Wretched Ambulance Corps--Mule Litter--Heroism of the Troops--A speedy Thaw--Russian New Year--A Sortie--Central Depôt for Provisions-...

It was decided to garrison Eupatoria, and Captain Brock and 500 Marines were sent away for the purpose, in conjunction with a French, force. On the 15th of September, signal had...

French Demonstration--Opinions on the Siege--Suffering and Succour--The Cunning Cossack--The Navy's Barrow--Appearance of Balaklava--Supply of Water--Struggle between the French...

There were now four months of winter before us, and the drill-sergeant was busy all day. Every camp resounded to his voice and to the tramp of the awkward squad. Recruits had li...

New Works--A Ghastly Procession--Reinforcements--Havoc amongst Horses--A Reconnaissance of Sebastopol--Russian Defences--Camps--Red Tape and Routine--Changes of Weather--Sicknes...

A Reconnaissance by the Turks--Relics of the Heavy Cavalry Brigade--Interior of a Church--A Brush with the Cossacks--Severe Struggles for the Rifle-pits--Gallantry of the French...

A change for the better--Visit to Balaklava--Devastation--Affair of Pickets--Newspaper Correspondents in the Crimea--Difficulties they had to encounter--False Hopes--A smart aff...

The month of November would seem to have been ruled by some genius unfavourable to our arms. If it gave to us the glorious remembrance of a profitless and bloody victory, it als...

On Easter Monday, April 9, the allied batteries simultaneously opened fire. The English works were armed with twenty 13-inch mortars, sixteen 10-inch mortars, twenty 24-pounders...

A False Alarm--The Russians retire--Skirmishes--Orders to turn out--The French and English make a Reconnaissance in force--A Brush with the Cavalry--Reinforcements--Winter--Syst...

The Duke of Cambridge arrived in the _Caradoc_ at 3 P.M. on Tuesday, the 6th. Marshal St. Arnaud arrived at Gallipoli on Sunday, the 7th of May. On May 9th, the Rifle Brigade an...

Either the year 1854 was remarkable in the annals of the Crimea for its severity, or we enjoyed a season of exceptional mildness in 1855. Storms lowered over us and passed away;...

Strange Inaction--What might have been done--The North Side--Its Fortifications--Sick Officers--French Reconnaissances towards Aitodor--An Ambuscade--The Mounted Staff Corps and...

Spoil of Camp-followers and Sutlers--Renewal of Cannonade--Nature of Russian Artillery firing--Unwillingness of the Turks to throw up Earthworks--List of British Wounded, Killed...

The Battle-field--Review of the Struggle--The Dead and the Dying--Harrowing Scene--Firing on Burying Parties--The French at Inkerman--Number of the Russians--Losses--"Hair-bread...

Effects of Failure of Assault on Health--General order of Lord Raglan--Death of Lord Raglan--His Character--Orders of General Simpson, successor to Lord Raglan--Personal Qualifi...