The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-26

II crossed The great roai sbozt two AMI haE ss ss,
the 20, esA u wy strong By nature. \.
The ssA ,nd ss. s.p :; ,sa T.,Ss O. a;shf
iron tie e closely bordering On tbs isfs bank Of
the river here csAl4s and formed their LETT, aad
turning thence round great ampnithsltre vide v
rested and whence the descent TO The plain was more
gradual. The front was about two milss in extent
sss q s1 70 ss
and nty feet parallel to the river and a Distances from
fbs r1sr .: T. generally fod.ye for troops. bu. it,
sS ss, willow. sioss sssa cut down. IN s.dsr to s
aud in faet thing been done to deprive an -
saiiant Of any species Of shelter.
Tho as
ouk and near i timber bridge. which had been partly
destroy ed by the enemy
key Of the postion and consequently there the greatest
preparations lad been made for defence.
trench Of the extent Of some hundred yards to sor
hin @ The right, and little retired Va: powerful
covered battery armed with heavy guas which fAnked
the whole Of the right Of tho position.
Artillery At the same time posted at the points
that pest commanded the passage Of tho river, and its
On the sopss Of these hills forming sor. Of table
lsnd) were placed dense of the enemys infantry
willis the heights above vas his great reserve, the
whole amounting, It supposed to between 900 and
The combined Al mics advanced on the same axument,
Her Msjesys roops in contiguous double columns with
the front Of two divons covered by Light infantry and
nant General Sir Lacy Evans forming the right and
touching left of the Sd division Of French army
light division. under Esutsnaatssnsrsl sir Gsorss
Brown, the ets the first being supported BY tbs Sd d.
vision, under Leutenant General SIR Richard England,
and the last by the LIST division, commanded BY Lsut.
Gsneral h;s Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
7te Attn division under Lieutenant Gsneral ir George
CrhcaIt, aDd the cavalry under Major General the Earl
Of ucan held In TO protect the lsft flank
against large bodies Of the enemy cavalry which
I'D been seen in those direc lions.
On approaching too the ere OF the guns, which
became extremely formidable the two Loading dvi
ons dsp9ysd into line And sava1ssS to .taor tho
ment ardy had this taken place when the vlage Of
noulouk immediately opposite the centre, was fred BY
three hundred yards obscu,ing their position
dering passage through Il inpracticabls. Two reg
De Lacy Evans division, had in consequences to pass
the river at deep and dcult ford to The right under
sharp Are, while his arst brigade under Major General
General to the left Of the eonfsgration
opposed by the snsmJ artillery from the heights above
the utmost gal'antry aud steAdness.
In the meanwhile the Light Division, unter Sir George
diats froat The banks q the river itself we're from
their rugged and broken nature most serious obstacles
and the the no wh . sss nsd e
onsl rendering every species Of formation
under calling IRE nearly an impossibiy. Lieutenant.
In this dcut operation he nevertheless persevsrsd
and the LIST brigade, under Major Codrinston
succeeded in carrying rsdoubt materially aided 81 the
judcious and steady mssner In which Brgades General
on
who promises to be distinguished o6icsr OF light
troops,
which the troops exposed, AID the losses eon,e
qusntly sustained BY the It'll, Esd and $50 regiments
By this time, however, ths Duke of C.nbridys had
succeeded in crossing the river and had moved in
support, and brilliant advance Of the brigade Of Foot
back and secured the final posseaEisn Of the work.
The Highland Brigade, under Major General Sir Colin
the high ground to the left and in cooperation with the
Guards and Major General Pennefathers brigade which
forced the sneu completely to abandon the position
they had taken such pains to defend and secure
III: s5th Resimsnt. Immediately on the right Of the
Royal Fusileers In the ADVANCE suffered equally with
that corps immense loss.
The aid Of the ROYAL ARTILLERY in all these operations
was most esctua The eIerons Of the asld officers and
the captains Of troops and batteries to get tbs guns into
action were and the precision Of their fire ma
% i Sir Essass Xassna his
division TO tho immediate support o. the troops III al
vance and Lieutenant General the Hon Sir George Cah
The nature of the ground did not admit OF the employ
ment of the cavalry under the Earl Of Lucan but they
battle
In thu detail Of these operation" which have gone
",
Gsaos viii that the services in which the snsr
81 and othsr officers Of the army engaged we're OF
no M ana nave srss u :ro
lion.
Blown conducted his division, under tbs most trying
warmest apPIobation. IN. arc to which his division
agais st. afford no small proof that his best energies
were applied to the successful discharge Of his duty
Sir Be Lacy Evans WSo .swss Conducted his
division to perfect satisfa and exhibited equal
c.olnsss and judgment IN carrying out most difficult
Hs Royal Fishness the Duke Of Cambridge brought
his division into action in support Of the light division
tuny Of showing the enemy his devotion to hsr Majesty,
and TO the profession OF which he Is 20 distinguished
Ny best thanks art dus to Lieutenant General Sir R.
EpeApd Lieutenant General the Bon. Sir George Cath
cart and Lieutenant General the Earl Of Lucsn for their
feel it my duty especially to recommend to Jour Grace's
notice the diStin sushed conduct Of Ben
Major General ooSneon ssaasr Gem
ersi Adams, and Brigadier General Butler,
In the affair Of the previous day Major General the
Earl of Cardigan exhibited tho utmost spirit and cool
ness, and kept his brigade under psrfsc. command.
The man5sr in which Brigader General Strangeways
directed the artillery and exeted himself to bring 1t for
ward, met my entire satisfaction.
Lieutenant General sir John Burgcyne was constantly
sSd The
engineer Brigadisr General Tyden, always at hand
to carry out any service might direct him to under
take.
deeply regret osay that he has since fallen victim
to cholera, has Major Wellesley who present in
the affair Of the previous day, Notwithstanding that
then suffering from serious nlnsW He had during
the illness Of Major General Lord do Ros acted for him
IN thu most eacent manner Ieannot speak too highly
o. BrlgAder General Estcovr Acjutant General or Of
conducted the duties OF General has dis
played the greatest ability well aptitude Tor the
Office
am much inesbted to my Military Secretary, Lsutsn
ant Colonel Steele, Major Lord Burghsrsh and the on
Of my personal staff for the zea ptslg c. and
gaDAntry they all without exception, displayed.
Lieutenant Ierriman, K N, the comm ander Of the
Caradoc accompanied me during the whole Of the opera
servAtion Of the enemys movements, which his prac
tiseo eye enabled him accurately to watch.
lament to say that Lieutenant Colonel LAgondis who
attached to my headquarters By the Emperor Of the
French fell into the enemys hands on the 10th, his
obisingly gone at my request with nm ancAton t,
his imperial Hfchx