Medals of the British Army: And how They Were WonGroombridge and Sons, 1861 - 192 pages |
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action advanced trench afterwards Aide-de-Camp Alma and Inkermann army assault attack August battery battle of Inkermann battles of Balaklava bombardment Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Brevet-Major Brigadier-General British Campaign of 1854 Captain capture cavalry Charles Coldstream Guards Colonel Colour-Sergeant colours column command commenced companies conspicuous Corporal corps Crimea despatch duty Eastern Campaign enemy enemy's engaged flank Foot force front Fusiliers gallant conduct gallantry George Guards Gunner and Driver guns heavy fire Henry Honourable horse hundred Hussars including the battles JAMES June Kertch killed Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-General Lieutenant-General Sir light division Light Dragoons Light Infantry Lord Raglan Major Major-General March medal morning night non-commissioned officers November occasion October party position present Private JOHN Quarries rank and file Redan regiment repulsed Rifle Brigade rifle-pits Royal Artillery Royal Engineers Russians second battalion September Sergeant Sergeant-Major served severely wounded sharpshooter siege of Sebastopol soldiers sortie THOMAS thousand troops volunteered whole campaign whole siege Woronzoff road
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Page 89 - In vain did Soult with voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen, in vain did the hardiest veterans break from the crowded columns and sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to open out on such a fair field ; in vain did the mass itself bear up, and, fiercely striving, fire indiscriminately...
Page 54 - Elvina, was struck on the left breast by a cannon shot ; the shock threw him from his horse with violence, but he rose again in a sitting posture, his countenance unchanged, and his steadfast eye still fixed upon the regiments engaged in his front, no sigh betraying a sensation of pain. In a few moments, when he was satisfied that the troops were gaining ground, his countenance brightened, and he suffered himself to be taken to the rear.
Page 159 - Bulow, upon the enemy's flank, was a most decisive one ; and even if I had not found myself in a situation to make the attack, which produced the final result, it would have forced the enemy to retire, if his attacks should have failed, and would have prevented him from taking advantage of them, if they should unfortunately have succeeded.
Page 89 - Such a gallant line, issuing from the midst of the smoke, and rapidly separating itself from the confused and broken multitude, startled the enemy's heavy masses, which were increasing and pressing onwards as to an assured victory ; they wavered, hesitated, and then vomiting forth a storm of fire, hastily endeavoured to enlarge their front, while a fearful discharge of grape from all their artillery whistled through the British ranks. Myers was killed ; Cole...
Page 32 - Enniskilleners pierced through the dark masses of Russians. The shock was but for a moment. There was a clash of steel and a light play of sword-blades in the air, and then the Greys and the Red-coats disappear in the midst of the shaken and quivering columns.
Page 32 - Russians, which had been smashed utterly by our charge, and had fled off at one flank and towards the centre, were coming back to swallow up our handful of men. By sheer steel and sheer courage Enniskillener and Scot were winning their desperate way right through the enemy's squadrons, and already...
Page 58 - The position taken up by the troops at Talavera extended rather more than two miles ; the ground was open upon the left, where the British army was stationed, and it was commanded by a height on which was, in echellon and in second line, a division of infantry under the orders of majorgeneral Hill.
Page 37 - Roleia is situated on an eminence, having a plain in its front, at the end of a valley, which commences at Caldas, and is closed to the southward by mountains, which join the hills, forming the valley on the left, looking from Caldas. In the centre of the valley, and about eight miles from...
Page 8 - Infinity, immensity, closed in upon the soul from every side. N"ot a cloud in the sky, not a breath in the air, not a...
Page 38 - Ferguson's column was descending from the heights into the plain. From this situation the enemy retired by the passes into the mountains with the utmost regularity and the greatest celerity ; and notwithstanding the rapid advance of the British infantry, the want of a sufficient body of cavalry was the cause of his suffering but little loss in the plain.