The Powers of Europe and Fall of SebastopolHiggins and Bradley, 1856 - 404 pages |
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allies arms arrived artillery assault attack Austrian Badajos Balaklava battalions batteries battle battle of Inkerman besieged brave brigade British British army cavalry charge columns command commenced Constantinople contest courage Crimea Czar Danube dead death defence division Duke Emperor empire enemy England English Eupatoria Europe fell fire Fitzroy Somerset fleet force France French army garrison ground guard guns harbor heights hill honor horse hundred infantry inhabitants killed king lines Lord Raglan miles military Moldavia morning mountain Murids musketry Napoleon night o'clock occupied officers opened Pacha position possession Prince prisoners ranks reached redoubt regiment retire retreat river road round shot Russians Saragossa scarcely scene Schamyl Sebastopol shell ships shot side siege Silistria soldiers soon Soult Spain Spanish starost struggle success Sultan thousand tion took town treaty troops Turkey Turkish Turks victory village Wallachia Wellington whole wounded yards