New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-27
INCIDENTS OF THE BATTLES OF THE 18th



"sant combat" 1t is reported that Lord Raglan has
suspended the Earl of Cardigan from his command,
for rashne.s" in the charge which proved so disas
trous at Balaklsva. A French General exclaimed,
when he witnessed the charge of the cavalry, "eea
" tres magnifque, uaois ce nest pas Ia guerre"
The folio wing details are selected from various
sources:
THE GREAT FIGHT OF THE 25TH-THE BAT
TLE-FIELD AND THE CONTEST.
II the exhibition Of the most brilliant vaOr Of the
excess Of courage and If dariog which would have
reflected luster the best days of ohivary afford
full consolation for the disaster of today, Se can
have reason TO regret the melancholy loss whic1
we sustained ia contest with asavsge and barbarian
enemy.
Be fore / proceed to my narrative, must premise
that certain feeling existed in quarters that
cavalry had hot been properly handled since they
landed III the Crmea, and that they had lost golden
opportunities from the iDdecison and excessive cal
ton Of their leaders, solely owing to the timidty Of
the officer in command. The existence Of this feeling
was known to many Of our cavalry, and they in-
dgDaDt aid exasptrated that the faintest shade of
Suspicion should any of their corps. With the
justice Of these aspersoDs they seemed to think they
had DOhing 10 do and Ihaps the prominent thought
il their minds that they would give such ex-
ample Of courage to the world, if the chance offered
itfelf, as would shame their deractors for ever.
1t will be remembered that II bsttalions of Russian
infantry had crossed the Cbernays, and that they
threatened the rear Of our position and communi-
cation with Balaklsvs II will. be recollected also
that the position occupied 10 reference 10 Baaklava
wac supposed by most people to be very srobg-even
improbable Our lines formed by natural
mountain slopes in the rear along which the French
bad made very formidable intrenchments. Below
those iDuencbments, and very nearly in a straight
HE across the valley beneath, are four central nil
locke one rising above the other they recede from
our bpes; the furthtst, which joins the chain Of
mountains opposite to our rioges, being named Can.
roberts Hill nom the meeting there OF that General
with LORD Raglan, sfter the march to Balaklava.
On the top Of each of these hills the Turks had
up tariben reOubit, defended by $50 men each aud
armed with two or TIN guns-soms heavy s1ip guns
lent by US 10 them, with artileryman in each
reoout 10 look after them. These hills cross the
valley of Bslaksva at the distance OF about two and
bali miles from the town. Supposng the spectator
then TO take bis stand on one OF the nights forming
The rear Of our camp before Sevastopol he would
the town Of Bsaklava with its scsuty shipping its
narrow strip OF wafer and its oldfOr Oh bis haad
Immediately below he would behold the vaey aud pl Nn
OF course meadow land occupied by cavalry tents
and stretching nom the base OF The ridge on whc be
stood 10 the foot OF The formidable nights at the other
tide He would see the French trenches lined with
Zouavts few feet bene. ta, and distant from MIN on
tbe slope Of the nil, Turkish redOa lower do~n;
then aBoihtr in the valley; ibes in a hne with il
some aDt ulsr earth. works then, in succession, the
other two reoouts up 10 Canroberts Hill At the die.
taDee Of two or iFo-and-s laf miles the val
ley tneIe is an abrupt rocky mountain Of mos.
uIes n'ar and picturesque formation covered with
rtp pipDaeles ard p1GteGHx of rock. In outline aud
apPt&anoe, THE portion of the landscaps s wonder
inly hke The TrVsst'ebs. psfch Of blue sea is !
caught in bet~een I'VE overhaDsng cliffs OF 3 ,a-
tlsva as they close 10 the of the hsrbor Ju
ne igbt. Ibe camp Of the marines, pitched tie
Dill sc.s more Than 900 feet above the level OF tue
'ts are opposite to you YOUR back is turned TO Sc
sas'oi oil and yeur ia ht tide tovad Balss!ava On
ne foso ieaoipg up the vail, close 10 the eniraace
y Tie town. and beeestb ,se.,' hills, Is the eacamp-
u, n OF The $50 HighlaUders.
lhe cavalry hnes are nesrer 10 You below. aud are
ONE way IN advance Of the ILL., chi Srders, and neVer
o the town The Turkth rvdours The valley Is
Iosseo here aDo there by small wsv,S OF land. On
cur leu me bls snd rocky mountain ,'IDgss grssu-
jly eiose IL toward The course of The Chsrnaya III
three or fonr miles distance from B.aklaqa the !
alley is s~allos.o up in countain gorge sut deem
1vI -, above when Use Tier after tier of ds.olat-
bisb rock Rarbi.h.d and then by bits of s,antv
tIbsee, and sprtaoing ava, toward the est and !
nth, sber. they stsib The Alpioe dinensi,as OF
setsryr Dagh. II is very easy for enemy at the
,lt.k or Id command Of the road Of Mackenzie.
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