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and stared at him without speaking. He turned his 

 horse and galloped back towards the Russians, 



13th Light Dragoons. — Sergeant Mitchell in his 

 account says : '* We were now very close to the guns, 

 for we were entering the smoke, which hung in clouds 

 in front, and could see the men running away from 

 the guns to the rear. My horse was struck with 

 a shell and fell on to my left leg. The 4th Hussars 

 passed over me without hurting me. I then extri- 

 cated my leg, and started with a man named Pollard 

 to get back. We got separated, and I found myself 

 alone. Just then Lord Cardigan came galloping up 

 from the direction of their guns, passing me at a 

 short distance, when he turned his horse about again, 

 and meeting me, pulled up and said, ' Where is your 

 horse?' ' Killed, my Lord.' He then said in his 

 usually stern, hoarse voice, ' You had better make 

 the best of your way back, or you will be taken 

 prisoner '. He then rode a little way further down, 

 and in a few moments returned past me at a gallop." ^ 



^This must have occurred before he spoke to Sir George Cathcart 

 and Ewart. 



