Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-04
RUSSIAN ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF CHITATE
---.-.- IN FORMER -AcColTETs CALLED aCITALE.n,


Extra g the Journal Of ST. Psters6gh Of January 90 1854
News rroM rnn DANUBE.-Afer the affair of Tchttsti,
of December 10, the aiddecamp general Count Anrep
dEmpt dispose his detachment in the villages of
Tchetati Mosetsei and Bylescht in order to con6ne
the Turks at Kalafat. 1 n"
The 18th December enemy the number Of eighteen
thousand men, Of whom two to three thousand
vary, with twentyour pieces of cannon passed by the
village Of Gua upon Tchetat but he was received near
the hamlet of Banouloui Bana) by COL Baum
garten the head Of three battaons Of the regiment Of
infantry of Tobosk squadron Of the hussar regiment Of
Marshal Prince of Warsaw, and company of the reg-
of Cossacks of the Don No. &c. with six pieces OF
tie light battery No Of the tenth brigade of artillery
While he was repelling successfully the desperate at
tacks of the Turks Col Baumgarten informed that
their cavalry having turned the village of Tchetai at
gaop with six pieces of cannon, occupied the same posi-
ton where he had combated them the 10Th. .@
While waiting for reinforcement from Motsesei, this
distinguished superior officer executed movement of the
bolies character in presence of enemy six times
stronger he threw himself upon Tchetat and crossing
this village with the third battalion of the infantry reg
ment of Tobosk attacked the Turks, who upon his
rear with such apidy and resolution that in the combat
he bore off two
Upon the arrival Of the chief hostile force On obstinate
engagement occurred anew at this point but all the
temps of the Turks failed against the mistaken rmness
of infantry; and the hussars with the cossacks up
their cavalry in rayne and took four
In this state of things Major Gen. Belegarde advanced
from Motsetse with the chasseur regiment of Odessa
squadrons the hussar regiment of the Prince of War
saw company Of cossacks Of the Don and six cannon
take the enemy in the flank.
Proftng by the broken nature of the ground. the
Turks at first received these troops with violent firing
but repulsed and menaced behind by of the
ad-de-camp general Count Anrep d Empt who, with
reserved force directed his masch from Bylaschti Bo
leschtc upon Modowit (aglawitl they retired hastily
and in disorder towards Kaafat leaving upon the field
three thousand men killed wounded. The ground
covered with their corpses that il with difficulty
| they were buried in forty EIGHT hours.
We the besides SIX of cannon.
large quantity Of arms and two company dairaks.
Unfortunately this advantage brilliant in view Of the
inequality of the forces has cost dear. The dsach-
ment of Col Baumgarten had superior officer IL sub
alterns and 54 killed two superior officers fCol
Baumgarten himself slightly I'll subalterns and Sol men
wounded; the detachment of Major Gen. Belgrade, four
superior officers six suhaerns and 300 men killed Major
Gen Jgmont eight subalterns, and 357 men wounded
This second affair OF Tchetati is evidence of the ex-
empary ntrepidty and talent OF the command of Major
General Baumgnrten.* He was actively seconded bv
Majors Topoltchann and Kolomeitse commanders of the
4th and Sd bataions the latter in spite two wounds
remained til, the end of the fight tho head of his troops
Captain Zagrebra, adjutant OF the regiment wounded
the leg repeatedly performed the bodest trusts These
also contributed much the success of the day Lieut.
Grom Capt Stolbine, Ensign Domansky, the treasurer
Of the regiment Lopo;t twho had leg carried off and
has since died from his wound) and Capt Grsai and
in the artillery Capt Hirschfed ana Leuts LiparSky
and Martchenko. .a."
Major Gen Bellegarde, in bearing witness to the
mplary bravery of all the troops officers and priyates,
mentions especially with praise Col kostanda, OF tho
horse artillery of the guards, who acted in his Do
| tachment.
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Col Baugarten has been promoted to the rank Of major
general by bis Majesty the Emperor upon the reading OF this
report. ."...