THE FIELD OF WA1 
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Much difficulty however, having been experienced in the 
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other vessel in the service of her Majesty. 
TIIE SIEGE OF SEBASTOPOL. 
The following official account of the proceedings on the 
17th and 18th appeared in an Extraordinary Gazette on 
Saturday afternoon, Nov. 11. 
War Department, 11.55 «.?«., Nov. 11, 1854. 
His Grace the Duke of Newcastle has this day received a 
despatch, of which the following is a copy, addressed to liia 
Grace by General the Lord Raglan, G.C.B. 
[This despatch was lost in its passage through France, 
and was received at the above hour by his Grace, to whom it 
was transmitted by his Excellency the Lord Cowley, G.C.B.] 
Before Sebastopol, Oct. 18. 
My LonD Duke, — It was arranged between General Canro- 
bert and myself that the batteries of the two armies should 
open immediately after daylight on the morning of the 17th, 
and we invited Admiral Duudas and Admiral Hainelin to 
■attack the enemy’s works at the mouth of the harbour with 
the combiued fleets, as nearly simultaneously as circum- 
stances might permit. 
Accordingly, upon a signal being given from the centre of 
the French lines, the batteries of the two armies commenced 
their fire about a quarter before seven yesterday morning. 
On this occasion we employed about sixty guns of different 
oalibre, the lightest being 24 -pounders. 
It may here be proper to observe that the character of 
the position which the enemy occupy on the south side of 
Sebastopol is not that of a fortress, but rather of an army 
in an intrenched camp on very strong ground, whore an ap- 
parently unlimited number of heavy guns, amply provided 
with gunners and ammunition, are mounted. 
The guns having opened as above stated, a continuous 
and well-directed fire was carried on from the works of 
the two armies until about ten o’clock a.m., when, unfor- 
tunately, a magazine in the midst of the French batteries ex- 
ploded, and occasioned considerable damage to the works, 
and I fear many casualties, and almost paralysed the 
efforts of the French artillery for the day. 
The British batteries, however, manned by sailors from 
the fleet, under the command of Captain Lushiugton and 
Captain Peel, and by the Royal Artillery, under the super- 
■ intendenca of Lieutenant-Colonel Gambier, kept up their fire 
V , " — 1 •"T” "p 
with unremitting energy throughout the day, to my own and 
the general satisfaction, as well as to the admiration of the 
French army, who were witnesses of their gallant and perse- 
vering exertions, materially injuring the enemy’s works, and 
silencing the heavy guns on the top of the loopholed tower 
to which I adverted in my despatch of the 13th instant, and 
many of the guns at its base, and causing an extensive ex- 
plosion iu the rear of a strong redoubt in our immediate 
front ; the enemy, notwithstanding, answered to the last 
from a number of guns along their more extended Hue. 
The fire was resumed this morning at daylight by the 
I bog to lay before your Grace a return of the loss bus- 
mo y the Royal Navy, and the army under my commaud, 
between the 13th and 17th instant, and to this I am deeply 
concerned to add that of Colonel the Hon. Francis Hood 
commanding the 3rd battalion Grenadier Guards, an excel- 
lent officer, whose death in the trenches this morning has 
just been reported to me. 
The English, French, and Turkish fleets, moved towards 
me mouth of the harbour about noon, and kept up a heavy 
fire upon the enemy’s forts for several hours. 
l am not fully acquainted with the details of the attack, 
° r , lts r fr ^ but 1 understand that the Rear-Admiral Sir 
Edmund Lyons, with the'Agameumou and Sanapareil, assisted 
occasionally by the London, Queen, and Albion, gallantly ap- 
proached to within 600 yards of Fort Constantine, the great 
work at the northern entrance, where he maintained himself 
till late iu the afternoon, and succeeded in exploding a maga- 
zine, and causing considerable injury to the face of the fort. 
Since I wrote to your draco on the 28th, six battalions 
of Turkish infantry and 300 Turkish artillery' have been 
added to the force in front of Balaklava. 
These troops have been sent from Constantinople, and 
placed under my command by the Government of the Porte, 
and I feel greatly indebted to her Majesty’s Ambassador! 
Viscount Strattord do Redcliffc, for the ability and energy 
with which he brought under the notice of the Sultan tho 
importance I attached to an immediate reinforcement of 
the imperial troops. I have, &c., 
His Grace the Duke of Newcastle, &c. Raqi.an. 
Return of K illed and Wounded in the Form under the Com- 
mand of General Lord Raylan, G.C.B. , from 13th to 17 th 
October, 1854, inclusive. 
Artillery — 2 rank and file killed ; 1 sergeant, 25 rank and fllo> 
wounded. 
3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards — 1 officer, Captain Rowley, killed . 
10 rank and file wounded. 
42n.l Regiment — 1 sergeant, 1 rank and flic wounded. 
55th Regiment — 1 officer, Ensign Twysden, slightly wounded. 
4 7th Regiment — 4 rank and flic wounded 
4 Uth Regiment — 1 rank and file wounded. 
1st Regiment of Foot— 1 rank and flic killed ; ti rank and file 
wounded. 
38th Regiment — 1 rank and file killed; 1 sergeant, 10 rank and 
Ale wounded. 
50th Regiment — 1 officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Woddy (slightly), 1 
sergeant, 1 rank and flic wounded. 
44th Regiment — 3 rank and flic killed; 1 officer, Lieutenant 
Wood (slightly), 1 sergeant, 4 rank and file wounded. 
20th Regiment— 2 rank and file killed ; 5 rank an.l file wounded. 
21st Regiment — 2 rank and file wounded. 
57th Regiment — 3 rank and file woundc>L 
fiSth Regiment — 1 officer, Assistant-Surgeon O'Leary, 3 rank and 
file killed, 3 rank and file wounded. 
1st Battalion Rifle Brigade — 1 rank and tile killed; 1 sergeant, S 
rank and flic wounded. 
7th Regiment — 1 rank and file wounded. 
23rd Regiment — 0 rank an.l flic wounded. 
33rd Regiment — 1 sergeant, 4 rank and file wounded. 
19th Regiment — 1 sergeant. 1 drummer, 0 rank and file wounded. 
77th Regiment — 2 rank nnd tile wounded. 
88th Regiment — I sergeant, 5 rank and file killed; 1 sergeant, 14 
rank and flic wounded. 
2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade — 3 rank nnd tile killed ; 1 drummer, 
7 rank nnd flic wounded. 
Total — 2 officers, I sergeant, 2 1 rank an.l flic killed ; 3 officers, 9 
sergeants, 2 drummers, 121 rank and file wounded. 
J. B. Bucknall Estcourt, Adjutant-General. 
War-office, Nov. 11, 1854. 
The Right Hon. the Secretary at War has received from 
his Grace the Duke of Newcastle the following list of 
casualties amongst the non-commissioned officers and pri- 
vates iu the forces under the command of Ooneral the Lord 
Raglan, G.C.B., from the 13th to the 17th October, 1854, iu- 
elusive : — 
31st REGIMENT OF FOOT 
Privates Robert Brogan and John Kay 
87 tii REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Wounded.— Privates Michael Murphy and Robert MoFurlnno. 
ftSTH REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Killed — Privates Jnnu-s Ilore. William Gwyer, Patrick Carroll 
WoundeiL — Private* James Wilson, Patrick Holden, Georgs Brown. 
1st BATTALION RIFLE BRIGADE. 
Ktlleil . — Private John Mead. 
Wom/kIsA — C olour- Sergean t Jumes Powell ; Privates Joseph Lowe 
Koliert Goodfellow, James Werfon, 
7th REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
•Foumiftt— Private James Henry. 
2 3rd REGIMENT OK FOOT. 
•Founded, — Corixiral James Dawson ; Privates William Cortleld, David 
Davies, James Murphy, George Moulton, James Ogllwny. 
33»D REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Wounded — Sergeant John Woodcock , Privates Tati-lrk Thricston, 
Patrick Bradley, William Ward, Patrick Dogherty, William Greenwood 
1 ‘Jth REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Wotnnieil. — Colour-Sergeant Patrick Campion ; Corporals John Austin 
and Thomas Crnikshonk ; Drummer Henry Hanlon Privates Jome. 
Maher, John Corbett, Thomas Dixon, Michael I.otighlln. 
77th REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Wounded. — Privates Edward GuUlford and Gilbert Monaghan. 
Sam REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
KilleiL — Sergeant John Matthew man ; Privates Robert McDonald. 
Potei- Leonard, Michael Hynes, Mlohad Perryman, and Daniel Griffin. 
Wounded. Sergeant Michael McDonogh ; Privates Timothy Do- 
herty, Thomas Foley, Morris Narage, Patrick Leonard, Patrick Burns, 
Morris Ferris, Edward English, Patrick Cullen, John Bush, Daniel 
Monarty, Patrick Morrissey, James Kenny, and John Daly. 
2*d BATTALION RIFLE BRIGADE, 
oriwrol W Campliell, Privates John Bishop and John 
Aided. 
Carlow. 
Woumled . — Bugler Daniel McCarthy ; Privates William Regan, 
George Cann, Alfred Green, Joseph Crovy, James Berry, Charles 
Taylor, Thoinaa Pinfold. . 
The following IS also the Nominal Return of the Casualties iu 
the Royal Artillery since the 13//i iust. 
Head Quarters bf/ort Sebastopot, Of/. 18, 1861. 
KilleJ. — Poeock, acting bombardier; name not reported, gunner 
and driver. 
Wounded. — Henry Webber, acting bombardier, slightly ; John* OlT, 
gunner and driver, slightly; Robert Garland, sergeant, severely; J. 
Walker, corporal, severely ; E, Solomon, acting bombardier, severely ; .1 
Wilson, gunner and driver, severely; If. Hake, acting bombardier, 
severely ; J. Carson gunner and driver, severely ; J. Hughes, gunner 
and driver, severely; J. Orron, gunner and driver, severely; J. 
MeKnfTery gunner and driver, severely ; J Welsh, gunner and driver, 
severely; R. Mallett, gunner nnd driver, slightly; 1). MeCnwley, gun- 
ner and driver, severely ; ('. Ilnwltlns, gunner and driver, severely ; 
Samuel Nicolls, gunner und driver, dangerously ; John Crofts, gunner 
ami driver, severely ; James Murphy, gunner and driver, slightly ; Jumes 
McFaddycn, bombardier, slightly; T Hnggott, gunner anil driver, 
slightly ; Patrick Devlin, gunner and driver, severely; J. Cunuulc. 
gunner and driver, slightly. 
Four other uien were wounded; their names not yet reported, 
J. B. Bucknall Estcourt, Adjutant-General. 
THE ATTACK ON BALAKLAVA. 
British sailors and artillery, and responded to, though iu 
agree, by the Russians ; but the French 
a somewhat less degree, ... 
troop.*, being occupied in the repair of their batteries, and 
m the formation of others, have not contributed to the 
renewal of the attack except from a work on their extreme 
left ; they expect, however, to be able to do so to-morrow 
morning. 
Nominal Return of Casualties in the Forces under the Command 
of General Lord lhujlan, G.C.B., from 1 3f/< to 17 th October, 
1854, inclusive. 
3rd BATTALION GRENADIER GUARDS. 
Wouiuleit . — Privates George East, James Fordham, Henry Gilbert, 
William Brid^nan, Thomas Whetstone, John Newton, John Steel, Elijah 
Smith, William Taylor, Benjamin TibbitL 
I 2xd REGIMENT OF FOOT 
Wounded — Sergeant William Rawkln ; Private Patrick Salmon. 
47th REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Wounded — Privates Patrick Hanley, Frederick Chittock, Joint Do- 
nohoe . 
49tii REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Killed — Private William Hanley 
1st REGIMENT OF FOOT, 
Killed. — Private William Webb. 
Wofindeil . — Privates Martin Keuny, John Kay, William Goose, James 
Mul ready, Thomas Jones. 
4tu REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Wounded. — Patrick Michael Calllgan. 
38tii REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Killed — Private Michael Sweeney. 
Wounded — Sergeant John Smith ; Privates Donald Elliott, William 
McCulIogh, Henry Humphrey.-, William Wareham, WLUlem MeQuade, 
George Savory, Daniel Fliim. 
4 4 tii REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Killed. — Corporal James Plther ; Privates Thomas Kennedy and 
William Worr. 
Wounded — Sergeant Jamr. Holland; Privates Nelson Dunlary, 
Joseph Shambrook, and Henry Hooks. 
50th REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Wounded. — Privates Patrick Walsh, Michael Doherty, John Digtun, 
Edward Doyle, Samuel Davis, John Gray, Thomas WiUon. 
20 TII REGIMENT OF FOOT. 
Killed — Private; James Wosley nnd Thomas Wyatt. 
Woumled. — Privates Joint Langley, James Rlton, and G. Young. 
{From the London Gatelte Extraordinary of Sunday, Nov. 12.) 
JPar Department, Nov. 12, 4 o'clock p ut. 
Uia Grace tho Duke of Newcastle has thin day received 
two despatches, with enclosures, of which the following aru 
copies, addressed to his Grace by General the Lord Raglan, 
O.C.B. 
Before Sebastopol, Oct. 28. 
Mr Lord Duke, — I have tho honour to acquaint your 
Grace that the enemy attacked tho position in front of 
Balaklava at an early hour on the morning of the 25th itist. 
The low range of heights that runs across the plain at the 
bottom of which the town is placed was protected l»y four 
small redoubts hastily constructed. Three of these had guns 
in them ; and on a higher hill, iu front of the village of 
Camara, iu advance of our right Hank, was established a work 
of somewhat more importance. 
These several redoubts were garrisoned by Turkish troops, 
no other force being at my disposal for their occupation. 
The 93rd Highlanders was tho only British regiment iu the 
plain, with the exception of a part of a battalion of detach- 
ments composed of weakly men, and a battery of artillery 
belonging to the Third Division ; and on the heights be- 
hind our right were placed the Marines, obligingly landed 
from the fleet by Vice-Admiral Duudas. All these, including 
the Turkish troops, were uuder the immediate orders of 
Major-General Sir Colin Campbell, whom I had takcu from 
the Fint Division with the 93rd. 
As boou as I was apprised of this movement of the enemy, 
I felt compelled to withdraw from before Sebastopol the 
First and Fourth Divisions, commanded by Lieutenant- 
Generals his Royal Highness tho Duke of Cambridge and 
tho Hon. Sir George Cathoart, ami bring them down into 
the plain ; and General Cunrobert subsequently reinforced 
theso troops with the First Division of French infantry 
and the Chasseurs d’Afriaue. 
The enemy commeueiv* their operations by attacking tho 
work on our side of the village of Camara, and after very 
little resistance carried it. 
They likewise got possession of the three others in con- 
tiguity to it, being opposed only in one, and that but for a 
very short space of time. 
The furthest of the three they did not retain, but the 
immediate abandonment of the others enabled them to 
take possession of the guns in them, amounting iu the whole 
to so\eu. Those iu the three lessor forts were spiked by 
the ..no English artilleryman who was in each. 
Tho Russian cavalry at once advanced, supported byartil 
lerv, in very great strength. One portion of them assailed 
the front and right flunk of the 93rd, and wore instantly 
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