Year: 1877

the redoubt The commander OF this
position retired his guns to the hills
at the back OF his redoubt--an indication
that he believed the capture OF this Iortlfcaton
ioregone CONCLUSION and therefore withdrew his
guns to prevent their being taken. 1t is question
whether the Turkish officer did well or III by his
men in forcing them to defend thelost position after
the guns had been removed in SAFETY. 1t looked.
like simple butchery for both Sides


sroRMiNG THE LAST REDouBr.


"Ihe remainder OF the battle | witnessed from
the top OF Mount Rous, which was within easy cam
non shot or the position attacked. Between the
foot OF the amphitheatre and the base OF the hill
upon which the redoubt was constructed was a
level plain half mile wide forming the bottom OF
the valley The attacking force was compelled TO
cross this little plain under the musketry fire OF
the Turkish infantry, securely ensconced behind
their parapets


BY THE osMA's SIDE.


''Along the road and ON the left bank OF the Osma
were several low ridges of earth high enough TO
cover man in q creeping posture, and these places
OF refuge resting places in the deadly race for
the bun. cemetery through which the Russians
also had TO pass, had a number OF tall nagstones
standing upright, and these were taken advantage
OF by the advancing soldiers.


THROUGH THE CEMETERY.


"The attacking force contained the two regl-
ments named after the German Emperor and some
men of the army corps which was at Plevna. 1t
was commanded by Major General RaZmindaien.
At half past two O'Clock the order 10 attack
was given and the rushed across the
valley amid Eercct haistorm OF
bullets. In few minutes the ground was dotted
with dead and wounded Russia Us, and the sur
vlvors were resting under the little ridges Of the
road and the Osma The men advanced in open
order at rush, and the Turks kept up steady
stream OF fire.


THE STORM OF IRON HAIL.


'There was not the slightest break in the rain OF
bullets; yet it was wonderful TO see how small
proportion OF them took effect. Sometimes a
single soldier would run across the whole space
between the river and blum; could see where
every bullet hit around him by the dust which 1t
threw up, and yet he generally got across unhurt.
There were minutes when no Russian was under
fire, and yet the Turks never stopped shooting


LOOK BEFORE You FIRE


at appears they were lying down in the trenches
firing over the parapets without looking. The
Russians declare they never saw even head above
the bank. by three O'Clock a considerable Iorce
had collected under the blum and com
menced working round to the angle Of the redoubt
looking up the Plevna road, whie another party,
to distract attention from the first, crepr up the
lace Of the blum and opened scathing fire OH the
face OF the redoubt toward Lovatz.


RETREAT CUT OFF,


"Away TO the northward of the Plevna road the
Russian force now makes It's appearance with a
battery Of artillery TO cut Off the Turkish retreat
toward Picvna. Another attacking column
Is now seen advancing up the River Osma
from our extreme right. They are scattered
In open order and steal along unobserved by the
Turks to reinforce the party under the northern
Of a Tn Kan nm,
an ncessant rife fire. but the guns on the hills at
the back of the redoubt only ire occasionally as our
troops cannot be seen IRON that position.


THE CANNoN's ROAR.


'sThe Russian artillery thunders away very rap
Idly and two batteries are now advanced down the
road nearly TO the edge OF the city. The Russians
gathered under the blum now make rush forward
and secure possession of some Turkish trenches In
front OF the eastern OF the redoubt within 10
yards OF its ditch. -


THE DECISIVE MOMENT.


at Is now four P. NJ and the decisive moment
approaches. The men along the Lovatz front
OF the work open fire and draw the
bulk OF the Turkish fire in tseir direction,
when, suddenly, about fifty Russians make
rush upon the eastern face OF the redoubt and ap.
proach within fifty yards of the ditch They were
compelled to retire by tremendous Turkish fire.
but apparently none OF them were seriously hurt,
as none fell.


DEsuLTORY FIRING.


after twenty minutes of desultory fire the real
attack is made upon the slope facing the eastern
side of the redoubt. The Russians rush up in open
order, Keeping steady stream OF reiniorcements
following the advance. Aperlect deluge OF shells is
poured upon the redoubt from our batteries as the
men run up the slope, while the Turkish infantry
fire Is ncessant and If 1t well directed every
Russian would have been shot down.


DISASTER AND RETREAT.


"-As it is, many fall Our artillery ceases firing as
our men leap into the bitches and Chamber up the
parapet while another column rushes along the
LovaM face OF the redoubt to clear the advance
trenches The Turks in the trenches fly to the
westward firing as they go ana falling under
the Russian hre. In the redoubt the garrison
rush the gorge lln the western face of
the work. There is traverse covering
this gorge and the Turks are jammed
between the traverse and the western parapet
In few seconds the firing ceases the day Is ours
and the Turks are in full retreat to the westward
where no force had been sent to cut or their light


DEAD IN HEAPS.


"lmmediately after the redoubt was taken
entered it. The road and adjacent plain
were thickly dotted with the dead and
wounded Up the slope, where the Rus
slams had charged the redoubt, was
surprised to find SO few dead, the Turkish fire hav
ing principally gone too high inside of the rcdoubt
were corpses Of Turks and Russians thckly strewing
the ground but at the western end, where the
Turks had been jammed IN their efforts to escape
space OF hny feet ny twenty feet covered with
Turkish dead and wounded to the depth OF five icot


ENEMY AND FOE.


''The living and dead were lying on each other in
Il dense mass steamlng with heat and blood.
Around this. Mos!em pile was fringe OF dead Rus-
sans, showing that there had been fearful
struggle in this fatal space. Russian soldiers were
standing upon this mass OF humanity. | watched
them working manluly TO separate the living from
the dead. In half an hour they had made scarcely
any impression upon that fearful pile


DEAD ON THE ROAD.


'The road by which the Turks had retreated was
strcwn with Turks, with here and there a
Russian some OF The Tnrks had been