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the field. 
action. . f our men wounded. 
Our loss amounted to only weari80Uie , undundera 
The days inarch had bee ^ we reached the 
burninK sun fltreamo f the Bulgaaac, made it to 
insiguihcant but weicoui 
be severely felt. towards the Alma the following 
Bo, I, that Marshal St. Amaml 
morning, and t . j* ft by crossing the river at its 
should assail th J nd j mme diately idiove it, and that 
troops, imd ^^ri^ht, evtn attho i£k of^Lg const 
SrsTuUs! toldaa-ur to make your Grace acquaints.! 
"ft ew’sK >e two rflW and « half from 
turning thence round a whep0 their right rested, 
^“;7»ce tULcent S, the plain - more gradual. The 
front was about two “ d “. l “^ Opening is a lower ridge at 
Across the mouth oft g ^ ^ } “ ’ fcet( parallel to the 
different heights, varying guO yar{ i s . 
river, and at for troops, but its 
The river itaelf ■ ^«Sd and in most parts steep ; the 
Hi b«£ cut 
«r -r 
■«TtL, position j about 
^rA^bridgt “hi® bad heeu partly detroyed by 
the enemy. i„ a lw-fere nlluded to was the key 
■— — 
rations hud been made ioi i ® J en ^ acro8S it* front, was a 
against an a ^y^ l wa8a powerful covered battery, 
hC'^^ch Ltad the whole of the 
r %?lW at t'he same time, was posted at the points that 
beet^columamled the passage of the river aud It. approaches 
g T Mm «10P.. of thee 
were placed dense masse reserve the whole amount- 
the heights above worn his g-a ^ jjjjve, the mejl> 
ing, »t is supposed, to between 4 , ^ sam0 alignement , 
^^SwSSSS 
ru"y^L?.Sa& hi. Koyal Highness the 
D tL“ tSrSo'u, under Lieutenant-General Sir George 
Wi”oTthe enemy’s cavalry, winch had been 
Z P S» 
ss?S 
rir * „i Th,- exertions of the lield-officere and the 
most effectual. The ™ ^ to ge t the guns into action 
ornatlin/ a continuous maze ioi ” 7 5 
rWe? 0 at L ad y e^Sd difficuH ford to th?n>ht umle^ a sharp 
fire, whilst his first brigade, u P^ t M ^ 0 ^^.Q P eu erftl 
father and the remauung regiment of Bngadiei ueuei 
Adams crossed to the left of the conflagration, opposed by 
fhe enemy’s artillery from tlic height, above and pressed ™ 
iowmds the loft of their position, with the utmost gallantly 
“^^while the Light Division, under Sir George 
In the in passage of the Alma iu his immediate 
froT’ Hie banks of the river itself were, from their rugged 
^d broken nature, most serious , obstwle^d ^eyju^ 
through which the troops lmd to pass, and the tiees wnicn 
the enemy had felled, created additional impediments, ien- 
derin^every species of formation, under a galling fii-e, nearly 
Sporty. Lieut.mmbG.uerf Sm 0»jgto»wn ad- 
vanced against the enemy under great diaad\ antagea. 
Iu thifSfficult operation he nevertheless pevseveicd, and 
the 1st Br Se under Major-General Codrington succeeded 
S camSj a redoubt, materially aided by the judicious and 
steady^ mauner in which Brigadier-General Buller moved on 
the left flank, and by the advance of four companies of the 
Rifle Brigade, under Major Norcott, who promises to be a 
distinguished officer of light troops. , • , 
The heavy fire of grape and musketry, however, to which 
the troops were exposed, and the losses consequently sus- 
tained by the 7th, 23rd, and 38rd Regiments, obliged this 
brigade partially to relinquish its hold. 
By this time, however, the Duke of Cambridge had suc- 
ceeded in crossing the river, aud had moved up in support, 
and a brilliant advance of the brigade of toot Guards, under 
Major-General Bentinck, drove the enemy back, and secured 
the final possession of the work. . , c . r , .«• 
The Highland Brigade, under Major-General Sir Colin 
Campbell, advanced in admirable order and steadiness up the 
high ground to the left, and in co-operation with the 'Guard. , 
aid Major-General PeuneiUther’s brigade, which had been 
,vPt. th« ritrht of ibe Light Division, forced the 
enemy completely to abandon the position they had taken 
■"^Khll^r^Swly ... tlic right of the Boy* 
jStai In thfrfvauee, Buffered equally with that corps au 
^The'ald'wf the Royal Artillery in all the,, operatiem, w» 
were unceasing, anaiu« , 
tributed to fbe^ea r ^“ d England brought his division to 
4 . L r oTtiie troops in advance, and Lieut- 
G e e „emTt^Hon.Mir George Cathcart was actively engaged 
iU oX^id did not admit of the employment 
f T vX lder the Eai-1 of Lucan, but they succeeded in 
ot cavalry iiuder t of tho battle. 
^‘“CaetlTl these operations, which I have gone into 
In the detail oi uu P , 1.1 .oiw. vour Grace will 
aflfhr asthesp^of^ the general and other 
perceive that the s ordinary character ; and I 
££3325 iu . -> bmittin 6' tbem for your Grace ’ B m03t 
favourable consideration. fieneral Sii‘ George Brown 
bLt fue^rwm/uSiea'tu the suoaeaeM diBchorg. ot 
his dnty. ^^.vriintr tei-rns of Lieutenant-General 
s j 
^ clsfcht hi, 
p eat abdtty, nud had . to ‘ ^ ^ “ h “ Majes ^ and to the 
friiigSS 
and Brigadier-General Buller . Maior-Genertd the Earl 
coolness, aud 
kept his brigade ^ General Sfungways 
dhwctedttie mbillery, arf eserted^himself to bring it fonvard, 
m t “Un““john Burgoyne was — >y by 
sft ?• i- artsssSfi =23 
S53» “UK st» 5 “ye 
SSSSisb 
of the Qua.'termaster-Qeuerf, hen dmplayed the peatest 
23 gallantry, 
they all, without exception, displaj’em of tbe 
CaS-om?” during the wh 
S“:y“mZrntwS'£ practised eye enabled 
’“T SS‘fo y say^tiiat Lieutenant-Colonel Lagondie, who 
wi attached to n.y headaiuartere by ^nperor of the 
XugiyTone at my request, with a communication to his 
to St”fortuu“'i. deeply repotted, both by myself and 
th Tta ' “h« ofce^placi'whh me under similar circum- 
stIci, J^or Vic..." afforded me all the ....stance m Ins 
P Tc^of °4rto"taown t "your Gmce the cheerful, 
ness with which the regimental officers of the army submittec 
t0 Sy°trfeT,“fo hi^uto the country every cavalry and 
infantry soldier who was available, prevented me taej 
“ rking their baggage animals, and these officers have wrth 
H this moment nothing but what they can carry and 
Zl the men, are without tents or covering of 
“i have not heard a single murmur. AU seem impressed 
with the necessity of the arrangement ; and they feel, I tiu. t, 
satisfied that I shall bring up their bfit horses at the eaaliest 
m The* 1 conduct of the troops has been admirable. it 
is considered that they have suffered severely from sickness 
during the last two months ; that, since they landed in th 
Crimea they have been exposed to the extremes of wet, cold, 
i w • that the daily toil to provide themselves with 
™“ bt beet excessive^ aud that they have been pmuued 
bv cholera to the very battle-field, I do not go beyond the 
truth in declaring that they merit the highest commendation. 
In the aS of attack they forgot all they had endured 
.and displayed that high courage and pliant 
the British soldier is ever distinguished , and undei tne 
heaviest fire they maintained the same determination to 
conquer as they had exhibited before they went rnto actiom 
I should be wanting in my duty, my Lord Duke, if ■ dld “° 
express to your Grace, iu the most earnest manner my deep 
feeling of gratitude to the officers and men of the Roj al 
Navy^for the invaluable assistance they afforded the Army 
upon this as on every occasion, where it could be brought to 
b ThT-^J^°p n rog»ss of the day with the must 
intense anxiety ; and as the best way of evincing then parti- 
cipation in our success, and their sympathy in the 
of the wounded, they never ceased, from the close of the 
battle till we left the ground thismornmg, topro\ide for the 
sick and wounded, and to carry them down to the beach a 
labour in which some of the officers even volunteered to par- 
ticipate, an act which I shall never cease to recollect with 
the warmest thankfulness. , i * 
I mention no names, fearing I might omit some who ought 
to he spoken of ; but none who were associated with us 
spared any exertion they could apply to bo sacred a duty . I 
Sir Edmund Lyons, who had charge of the whole, was, as 
always, most prominent in rendering assistance, and pro- 
viding for emergencies. , _ 
I enclose the return of lulled and wounded. It is, 1 
r, very large ; but I hope, all circumstances con- 
’-i :n ♦Viof no life Wits unnnr.Pftftnrilv 
lament to say, very large ; out i u«p», o.. cuu- 
ridered. that it will be felt that no life was unnecessarily 
exposed, and that such an advantage could not he achieved 
without a considerable sacrifice. 
T wmnot venture to estimate the amount of the Russian 
loss I believe it to have been great, and such is the report 
' U The number of prisoners who are not hurt is small; but 
me num r . goo or 90 o. Two general officei-s, 
Majoi^Generfs Kargaooff aud Shokanoff fell into « hands. 
Tb I 8 JrtlT not Ittlmpt 1 LTscribe the movement, of the 
FrenS Armv-that .rill be done by an abler hand-bnt it u. 
vb, , to them to say that their operations were eminently 
successful end that, under the guidance of then- ■hslrngmshed 
"“p.li.— -I endose^a sketch of the field of battle 
His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, &c. &c. &c. 
Lieutenant T. Le.lie. Hor.o'dnajds, OrdBt, »««r •» 
A G.i wounded severe,,. 
FIRST DIVISION. 
Staff. ,, . 
Captain H. W. Cast. Coldstream Guards, Aido-de-Camp to Major- 
General Bentinclc, killed. 
Grenadier Guards. 
Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Ii. Percy, wounded slightly. 
Lieutenant R, Hamilton, wounded slightly. 
Lieutenant J. M. Burgoyne, wounded slightly. 
Coldstream Guards. 
Lieutenant C. Baring, wounded severely. 
Scots Fusilier Guards. 
Lieutenant-Colonel J. H. Dalrymplc, wounded slightly, contusion oi 
^Lieutenant-Colonel C. A. Berkeley, wounded severely, leg broke by 
“mut^ant-Colonel H. B. Hepburn, wounded severely through right 
“^Lieutenant-Colonel F. Haygarth, wounded severely in leg and 
Captain Lord Chewton, wounded severely in head and shoulder, and 
lee broken. , . . 
Captain J. D. Astley, wounded severely in neck. 
Captain Vf. G. Bulwer. wounded severely m right hand. 
Captain D. F. Buckley, wounded severely m neck. 
?apS“i IL Gipps, wounded slightly in left hand, by bayonet. 
Lieutenant Lord Ennismore, wounded severely in i leg. 
Lieutenant Hoa H. Annesley, wounded severe y, shot m the face. 
(See further return below.) 
93ni Regiment. 
Lieutenant R. Abercrombie, kUled. 
SECOND DIVISION. 
Staff. . . 
Lieutenant-General Sir Do Lacy Evans, .ever, contusion, right 
’Ttfl-nsn, -Colonel Hon. P. E. Herbert Mrd .Hegtaont, -tahunt- 
"ZstChilr, 21st Regiment, Acting Interpreter, .ho. through 
A M. M , Donald,92»d Regiment, Aae-de-Camp, woa»« 
severely. RtgiintnL 
Lieutenant F. Luxmore, killed. 
Captain T. H. Pokcnham, wounded severely 
Captain G. Dickson, wounded severely. 
Captain A. W. Conolly, wounded shghUy. 
Lieutenant and Adjutant M. Walker, wounded slightly 
t)!,th Regiment. 
Brevet-Major J. B. Rose, killed. 
Captain J- G. Schaw, killed. 
Major F. A. Whimper, wounded dangerously. 
Brevet Major J. Coats, wounded severely. 
Lieutenant G. E. Bissett, wounded severely. 
Lieutenant E. Armstrong, wounded severely 
Lieutenant and Adjutant J. Warren, wounded slightly. 
4 7 Ml Regiment. 
Lieutenant T. WoUocombe, wounded severely. 
Lieutenant N. G. Phillips, wounded severely. 
Lieutenant J. G. Maycock, wounded slightly. 
90 Mi Regiment. 
Lieutenant-Colonel W. Smith, wounded severely. 
Captain G. J. Dowdell, killed. 
Captain J. G. Eddington, killed. 
Lieutenant E. W. Eddington, killed. 
Lieutenant R. G. Polhill, killed. 
Lieutenant and Adjutant J. C. K «gs y • 95 th 1 
Lieutenant W. L. Braybrooke, Ceylon Rifles, attacneu 
ment, killed. 
Major H. Hume, slight contusion. 
Brevet-Major A. T. Heyland, arm amputated. 
Captain V. Wing, wounded. 
Captain J. W. Sargent, wounded slightly 
Lieutenant A. Macdonald, slight contusion. 
Lieutenant R. Gerard, contusion in abdomen. 
Ensign W. Braybrooke, wounded. 
Ensign J. H. Brooke, wounded in two places. 
Ensign B. C. Boothby, foot amputated. 
Ensign E. Basalgettc, wounded. 
Surgeon A. Gordon, slight contusion. 
third division. 
4 M» Regiment. 
Lieutenant-Colonel H. C. Cobbe, wounded slightly. 
Captain G. L. Thompson, wounded slightly. 
LIGHT DIVISION. 
"Mi Regiment. 
Captain the Hon. W. Monck. killed 
Captuin C. L. Hare, wounded severely. 
Captain C. E. Watson, wounded severely. 
Captain W. H. D. Fitzgerald, wounded severely. 
Lieutenant D. Perssc, wounded severely. 
Lieutenant F. E. Appleyard, wounded slightly. 
Lieutenant P. G. Coney, wounded severely. 
Lieutenant the Hon. A. C. H. Crofton, wounded drtlgb . • 
Lieutenant G. W. W. Carpenter, wounded slightly. 
Lieutenant H. M. Jones, wounded severely. 
23 rd Regiment. 
Lieutenant-Colonel H. G. Chester, killed. 
Captain A. W. W. Wynn, killed. 
Captain F. E. Evans, killed. 
