The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-01-10

THE BATTLE OF INkERMANN.
The bloodiest engagement of the
Eastern war.
Detailed Description Of the Fight.

lest and most obstlnately contested oil any
of the preceding enga yements oil the cam
paiyn. The action commenced about
day-break. 1t had been raining hard all
night, and as soon as morning dawned II
was impossible to distinguish objects be-
yond lew yards owing to heavy log
and the vapors of the drifting rain. Uu-
ring the night lalge bodies oi Russian
troops succeeded in climbing The rugged
sides of the heights over the valley oi the
Inkermann towards position OF the al
lies, which by some oversight or sense
Of false security and overweenlng Cont
dence, had not been provided with req
uisite deiences to resist powerful al
tack. A battery had been thrown up
with sand bags, gablons and laclnes on
the slope OF the hill over the lnkermann
on the east, but no guns were mounted,
for the commanding ottleer oil the divis-
| ion, SIR De Lacy Evans, thought that
two guns in such position without any
| works 10 support them would only lnVae
attack and capture. In this condition oi
| the English forces the Russians came
suddenly aud UNEXPECTEDLY upon them,
Just as they were endeaVorins to li5nl
their fires for preparing breakfast.
sharp valley oil musnetry was poured Ill
upon them as they were forming tof ac-
ton. and Immediately afterwards the
ground wigs swept BY forty Russian guns
which had been placed IN posl,loa under
cover OF the night.
The attack was met with great bra.
very and dogged tirmness by the In
plish. who thus suddenly and uneApeot-
cdly found themselves subjected to the
fire Of an overwhelming force OF infantry
backed By heavy artillery Meanwhile
the alarm speedily spread throughout the
entire line OF the allies, and large mas
ses OF troops were pat III motion towards
the point ot attack. Additional Russian
lorces were ais1 constantly coming up to
the brow OF the hei Lhts above the valley,
and soon the action became general
OF the fight, itself, we copy IN eAtenso
from the able correspondent oil the Lon
don Times, who was al eye witness ol
the thrtlhng scenes ot the day:
"And now commenced tine Dlo3d!es
struggle ever Witnessed since war earsee
the earth. 1t mas been doubted 10y mlli
tary historians II any enemy nave exei
stood a charge with the bayoaet; bd
here tie bayohet Was oitea tac enit
weapon employed III conflicts ii the mos
obstinate and deadly character. w,
have been prone To believe that no tot
Is could ever Withstand the ba4sa s0idie
welding his iasoflte weapon, aud that a
5 Mazda alone dt1 tire enemy ever eros
bayonets with hfn, but, IA the b4ale c
Iukermana, Hos only I'D We charge i
yala-n not only were desperate eneoun
,ers between masses oi men maintalne
ID with tue bayonet aloae but were obl.e
to esist bayunet 10 bayoaet the Russia
n, infantry ngaln and a9ala, Us they Charge
e. Us w.t.l incredible lafy aud deterauua
Ition, The battle oi iai.eruana adm
Of no description. Il was u series
dreadful deeds OF daIng, oi sangulnar
. hana-to-ha4d fights, Q! despalring raIhe
oil desperate assaults IN giens and va
leys, IN Drushwooi giades aud reao
dcils, hidden from ali human eyes, al
- from Halca lie c3alaefofs, Russian
British, issued only ID engage iresh toe
S. TIL Our Old supremacy, 50 fa1ely assn
"a ed, was ttlunpaantly asserted, ani Il
battalons OF the Car gave way beto
M our steady courage anu the ehlSaifot
a fire oi France. NJ one, however ri
TO ced, could have witnessed even a SIM
We potion of the aolnss oi TINS eyealIul d
1t for the sapors, log, and 4fizzling IN
ST. obscarea the gIoana where the sragg
OF | look place 10 such al extent Is to fend
Of It impossible ID Sc WAT was gong
al the distance oi te. yards. Besla
tnls, the lrfe 5alar nature 81 the groal
on the RAPID tall oi the hill towards inht
he mann. where the leadilest iirut to
= place, would have prevented one unl
is the most favorable circumstances seel
u, more than very Insignificant and i
il tailed piece of the terrible work below.
to Il was SIX o'clock when all the heldln;
ar. ter camp was reused by roll after roll
me musaetry Oh the right, and BY the sAg
ofe report Of field guns. Lord Raglan "
informed that the enemy were advanci
mt, II force, and soon after seven clock
nd rode towards the scene OF action, follo
q cd BY his stall, and accompanied
OF SIR John Burgoyne, Bfigadler Gene
|, to stfangways, X. 4, and several aid
md de-camp.
: As they approached the volume
silI sound, the steady, uaceaslng thunder
the gaas aud rifle, and musket, told that
moi engagement was at lis height. The st
this OF the Russians, thrown with great 4
.ale clslon, burst 50 thlekiy among the tro
,es. that the noise reseiablcd continuous
= charges OF cannon, and the massive fr
Iry. ments inflicted death Oh every side. [
civ ol the first things the Russians dld, "
tier break in the tog enabled them to
! Of the camp OF the Second Division, was
on open fire on the tents with round
be- and large SMELLS, and tent after tent
erty blown down, torn to pieces, or sent
gh the air, while the men engaged III G;
>, duties and the unhappy horses tetht
up in the lines were killed or mutila
'ou' Colonel Gambler was at once ordere,
a'o- got up two heavy guns (e,ghtecn POI
II a ers, on the rising ground, and rep!
the a fire which our light guns were utl
- inadequate to meet. AS he was enga
in his duty, and was exerting hlu
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