The History of the War With Russia, Vol. 2: Giving Full Details of the Operations of the Allied Armies; Illustrated by a Series of Celebrated Commanders; Events of the War; Battle Scenes; Views of Celebrated Places in the Seat of War Etc
The History of the War With Russia, Vol. 2: Giving Full Details of the Operations of the Allied Armies; Illustrated by a Series of Celebrated Commanders; Events of the War; Battle Scenes; Views of Celebrated Places in the Seat of War Etc
Excerpt from The History of the War With Russia, Vol. 2: Giving Full Details of the Operations of the Allied Armies; Illustrated by a Series of Celebrated Commanders; Events of the War; Battle Scenes; Views of Celebrated Places in the Seat of War Etc In the meantime the Russians made frequent night sorties, in which they were almost invariably far the greatest su 'erers. On the night of the 29th of November, the Russians made a desperate sortie. Their intention was to de stroy, if possible, the centre battery of the most ...
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Excerpt from The History of the War With Russia, Vol. 2: Giving Full Details of the Operations of the Allied Armies; Illustrated by a Series of Celebrated Commanders; Events of the War; Battle Scenes; Views of Celebrated Places in the Seat of War Etc In the meantime the Russians made frequent night sorties, in which they were almost invariably far the greatest su 'erers. On the night of the 29th of November, the Russians made a desperate sortie. Their intention was to de stroy, if possible, the centre battery of the most advanced parallel, which, though it only mounted ten guns, was in a position which enabled it to do considerable mischief. The French pickets in front of the works used to remain each night within ten yards of the Russian pickets, thrown out to guard the agstaff battery. A little before mid night the French picket heard a more than usual amount of bustle going on in the agsta ' battery. One man crept stealthily forward and discerned through the darkness a body of Russians, between two and three thousand strong, forming in column to the rear of the battery. On returning he was seen by the enemy, and fired at. The Rus sians then began to advance in the direction Of the French earthwork. The French, however, were on the alert, and, though not more than 700 strong, they mounted the parapet of the battery and awaited the as sault. As the Russians advanced, the fore most ranks fired; but the volley was so ill-directed, that not a shot took effect. The French calmly taking aim from the parapet, replied with three volleys, which told with murderous effect upon the Russian ranks. The latter wavered, and the French, rush ing from the battery, charged with the bayonet. The Russians rallied and checked the shock with a volley which would have been terribly destructive, had it been more steadily directed. Fortunately, it did but little mischief; and before the Russians could fire again, the French bayonets were upon them. A desperate hand-to-hand struggle succeeded: it lasted for ten min utes; when the enemy ed back to the town in confusion. The French pursued them to the very ditches of their batteries (it was not safe to go further), and then returned to the shelter of their own trenches. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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