CHAPTER XIV.

SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL.

Bay of Balaklava--Landing of the Siege guns--Russian guns --Sebastopol--Its appearance--Military harbor--Fortifications --Vessels of war--The country around Sebastopol--Allies opening trenches--Message of the governor to Lord Raglan--Bombardment --Lancaster guns--Explosion in the French batteries--Russian powder magazine explodes--The Allied Fleet--The Cannonade --Riflemen--Battle of Balaklava--British and French Position --The Combat--The Turks--The Highlanders--The Russian Cavalry --Captain Nolan--Lord Cardigan, 344