Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-11-08
A Years Events in- the Crimea.

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A Years Events in- the Crimea.
Embracing a Journal Of the Siege :.
.SsDastopol. The Killed, Woands'
and Missing. Battles, Surprises
,Sorties, Storms, Wrecks, 20. :
September, 1854. ntEf
IA. The allied army, 10000 men
consisting of English, French ane
Turkish troops, landed at Eupator1a
lin the Crimea. It was conveyed II
lone hundred vessels and escorted by
the entire allied fleet Of war ships then
lin the Black Sea. Twelve thousand
men were left at Baltshick, (Turkey,)
with an immense force Of artillery.
20. Battle Of the Alma. In the
engagement the English brought into
action 10000 men; the French 25,-
900; the Turks Gas estimated by read
ers and the hints. of civilized general
oficers,) 5000. The Russians had
$4,000 men in a good position on the
heights across the river, which were
stormed and turned by the allies. As
a result, the generals stated that
the English had SO killed, 1878
wounded; the French 80 killed,
'l.O33 wounded: the Russians 2,4S0
killed, and $3.50 wounded; and the
Turks (noo official reports regarding
their losses,) 256 killed and l23
wounded. The lists returned as
''wounded" contain all who were lost
by accident, or in crossing the river,
or just after the battle. Amongst
the English dead were sc officers, 144
sergeants, and "a drummers. The
French loss in officers was reported as
about the same with that of the Eng
lish. /, The Turkish loss is only esti-
mated, as the English or French Off
GERS did not allude to it, and the Sui
tan has never made return, in any
way known to Christian readers, in
public. 81.
"a, A powder magazine belonging
to the Russian army exploded at Pere-
kop, and 430 men were killed.
.26. Marshal Saint Arnaud re-
signed the chief command of the
French army, and left for Constanti-
nople. He was then in bad health,
and died few days after.
October. .-
II. From the 9th to this day, the
Russian garrison of Sebastopol had,
by bombardment, 120 men killed and
$50 wounded. Admiral Kornileff
was among the killed.
II. Renewed bombardment The
allies fred by sea and land on Sebas-
topol, when the English had Al men
killed and 266 wounded on their
ships, blythe Russian fire from the
batteries. Russian loss not known
supposed to.be triaing.
%. The Russian garrison ine Be-
bastopol sailed forth and captured a
French battery. The French had "a
men killed, and the Russians 10
During the sortie the English had 4
men wounded, the French rs, and
the Russians 81. Lord Dunkellen
was taken prisoner. 4s
Is. Two hundred and thirty French
killed by the explosion of a siege
battery. 465 Russians killed by an
explosion in the Redan. - -
25. Battle of Balaklava. There
were engaged $4,000 Russians, 5000
English, 1000 French and a little
more than that number of Turks
The Russians had 1,730 killed. the
English LOO, the French 23O, and
the Turks about $50. The wounded
were not counted by any party. The
English light cavalry, "the Light
Brigade" were nearly annihllated IL
their charge. Their horses are inclu'
ded among the killed. -
90. The Russians madea sortie to
! wards Balaklava from 'Sebastopol.-
They numbered S,0O0.j They nae
CTS killed. The allies loss was be-
tween two and three hundred.
/ November. t1H
5. Battle of Inkerman. Here the
IRussians had from 10000 t
100000 men; the English S,0O0, ant
1.-THE French 6,4SO. The English hat
I462 killed, and 2,14S wounded; tn
French $50 killed and 1887 wound
! ed: and the Russians SOIL killed ant
1900 wounded. One hundred an'
five officers were killed.
6. A Turkish troop ship lost Il
1.-THE Black Sea, and 70l men drowned
!, ID. A terrific storm occurred Il
1.-THE Black Sea. The English lost flv
war ships, including "the Prince" AM
thiry-five merchantmen. Abou