2nd Dragoons. — Lieutenant-Colonel H. D. Griffith, wounded slightly ; 
Captain G. C. Clarke, wounded severely ; Cornet Lenox Prcndergost, 
wounded severely ; Comet H. E. Handley, wounded slightly. 
4th Light Dragoons. — Major J. T D. Halkett, killed; Lieutenant 
R A. Sparke, killed ; Captain G. .T. Brown, wounded severely ; Captain 
Thomas Ilutton, wounded severely. 
8th Hussars. — Lieutenant J. C. Viscount Fitr.gibbon, killed (doubt- 
ful); Comet G. Clowes, killed (doubtful); Lieutenant D. Cluttcrbuek, 
wounded slightly; Lieutenant and Adjutant Edward Scager, wounded 
slightly. 
11th Hussars. — Captain E. A Cook, wounded slightly: Lieutenant 
H. Trevelyan, wounded slightly; Cornot G. P. Houghton, wounded 
severely. 
13th Light Dragoons. — Captain J. A. Oldham, killed ; Captain T H. 
Goad, missing; Cornet H. Montgomery, missing 
17th Lancers. — Captain J. P. Winter, killed or missing; Lieutenant 
J. H. Thompson, killed or missing; Comet and Adjutant J. Chadwick, 
killed or missing; Captain William Morris, woundod severely ; Captain 
Robert White, wounded severely; Captain A. F. C. Webh, wounded 
severely ; Lieutenant Sir William Gordon, wounded severely. 
Artillery. — Captain S. Childers, killed ; Captain E. Moubray, 
wounded slightly; Lieutenant J. E. Hope, wounded slightly. 
1st Regiment. — Lieutenant J. M. Brown, wounded slightly. 
30th Regiment. — Captain F. T. Atelierley, wounded slightly ; Captain 
P. Bayley, wounded slightly. 
41st Regimont — Lieutenant H. C. Harriott, wounded severely. 
49th Regimont — Lieutenant J. A. Conolly, wounded dangerously ; 
Ensign P. Cahill, wounded severely. 
60th Regiment — Brevet-Major Hon. J. P. Maxwell, wounded slightly. 
67th Regiment — Lieutenant H. J. Bullor, wounded severely. 
88th Regiment — Lieutenant nnd Adjutant A. D. Maulc, wounded 
severely. 
Aidc-dc-Camp to Brigadier-General Alrey — Capt L.E. Nolan, killed. 
J. B. Bucknaxl Estcourt, Adjutant-General. 
Return of Casualties from the 22ml of October to the 26th 
October, both days inclusive. 
Staff — 1 officer, killed. 
3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards — 1 rank and file, wounded. 
1st Regiment of Foot— 1 officer, wounded; 4 rank and and file, 
wounded. 
7th Regiment — 10 rank and file, wounded. 
10th Regiment — 4 rank and file, wounded. 
20th Regiment — l rank and file, wounded. 
23rd Regiment — 1 rank and tile, wounded. 
28th Regiment — 1 rank and file, wounded. 
30th Regiment — 2 officers, wounded; 1 sergeant, wounded; C rank 
and file, killed; 22 rank and file, wounded. 
41st Regiment — 1 officer, wounded ; 1 rank and file, killed ; 9 rank 
and file, wounded. 
44th Regiment — 1 rank and file, wounded. 
47th Regiment — 2 rank and file, killed; 7 rank nnd file, wounded. 
49th Regiment — 2 officers, wounded ; 1 sergeant, wounded ; 1 
drummer, wounded; 1 rank nnd file, killed ; 17 rank nnd file, wounded. 
50tli Regiment — 1 officer, wounded ; 1 rank and file, wounded. 
37th Regiment — 1 officer, wounded. 
83rd Regiment — 1 rank and file, wounded. 
77th Regiment — 2 rank and file, killed. 
88th Regiment — 1 officer, wounded; 1 rank and file, killed; fl rank 
and file, wounded. 
96tli Regiment — 1 sergeant, wounded ; 1 rank and file, killed ; 8 
rank and file, wounded. 
1st Battalion Rifle Brigade. — 1 rank nnd file, wounded. 
2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade. — 5 rank and flic, wounded. 
79th Regiment. — 1 rank and file, wounded. 
Total. — 1 officer, killed ; 9 officers, wounded; 3 sergeants, wounded ; 
1 drummer, wounded; 14 rank and file, killed; 101 rank and file, 
Wounded. 
J. B. Bucknall Estcourt, Adjutant-General. 
A Return of the Killed and Wounded in the Naval Brigade 
on the 23 rd of October, 1854. 
Wounded . — William Re veil, A.B., Trafalgar, slightly; Robert Holy- 
honcc, A.B., Rodney, slightly; Charles Aberdeen, A.B., Queen, 
slightly; George Wilkinson, Coxswain's Pinnace, Vengeance, slightly, 
Henry Colvin, A.B., Rodney, slightly. — Total, wounded, 6. 
Stephen Lushington, 
Captain Commanding Naval Brigade 
To the Military Secretary to his Excellency Lord Raglan, 
Commander-in-Chief of the Army. 
A Return of the Killed and Wounded in the Naval Brigade 
on the 2 fth of October, 1854. 
Wounded . — Trevor Dunning, Diamond, slightly; James Bevan, ordi- 
nary, Queen, slightly; James Simmons, captain's crew. Queen, mor- 
tally — died throe hours afterwards; William Baillcy, A.B., Rodney, 
severely ; Richard Lawrence, ordinary, Queen, slightly ; Lieutenant 
Steel, Royal Marine Artillery, Britannia, slightly. — Total died from 
wounds. 1 ; total wounded, 5. 
Stephen Lushtngton, 
Captain commanding Naval Brigade. 
The Military Secretary to his Excellency Lord Raglan, 
Commander-in-Chief of the Army. 
A Return of the Killed and Wounded in the Naval Brioadb 
on the 2Qth of October, 1854. 
Killed. — Jam's Coleman, coxswain's barge, Trafalgar. 
Wounded — J -oph Day. A.B., Trafalgar, severely ; Thomas Knott, 
ordinary, Trafalgar slightly. — Total killed, 1 ; total wounded, i 
Stephen Lushington, 
Captain commanding Naval Brigade. 
The Military Secretary to his Excellency Lord Raglan, 
Commander-in-Chief of the Army. 
THE CAVALRY CHARGE IN THE CRIMEA. 
Oct. 25. — At daylight, says a letter from the Himalaya, 
heard very sharp and heavy filing towards Sebastopol, and 
also near Balaklava, increasing towards nine o’clock, and 
from that time incessant. Could see occasionally shells 
bursting over the high hills by which the bay is surrounded ; 
so as soon as possible I went on shore, and found that a very 
heavy cavalry action, with artillery, was going on, the 
Russians having driven the Turks completely out of three 
batteries which had been erected and armed with our guns, 
aud the Turks placed to man them. However, they got 
panic-stricken and fled, and down came the Cossacks and 
Russian cavalry (Imperial Guards) to attack ours, and a 
most bloody fight ensued, our Light Cavalry — viz., 4th 
Dragoons, 8th and 11th Hussars, and 17th Lancers — being 
dreadfully cut up, having charged a battery of guns number- 
ing thirty. They were supported by the Greys, who have 
again distinguished themselves beyond praise, suffering, 
however, severely in the affair. They charged right through 
the Russian cavalry, who numbered about five to one ; got 
surrounded by them, made another charge, and cut them- ] 
selves out by sheer fighting. Colonel Griffith got shot in his 
head, Brevet-Major Clarke a sabre cut at the bock of his 
neck. Cornet Prendergast shot right through the foot, | 
Cornet Handley stabbed in the side and arm, being at 
one time surrounded by four Cossacks, three of whom 
he shot with his revolver, aud the fourth was cut down 
by his sergeant. I saw this young gallant fellow a few 
hours after, and he was then getting ready to rejoin his 
THE FIELD. 
regiment from the temporary hospital, not finding his two 
wounds of sufficient consequence to keep him from his po 3 t. 
* . v,, , e the same, after getting his head dressed. 
Major Clarke did not, I believe, leave the field. I also saw 
Lieutenant Elliott, 5th Dragoon Guards, riding into Bala- 
klavn. Ins face so covered with blood and his bond bound 
up that we could not recognise him. The gallant Captain 
White, too, of the 17th Lancers, was lying on his back when 
we came up to him, with a round shot right through his leg, 
with Sir W. Gordon, dreadfully cut about the head, both 
receiving, however, every attention and care from Surgeon 
Kendall, who was formerly at Southampton with Mr. 
i iu 'd, su|, gcon of that town. Iu tliis garden and temporary 
hospital could be soon men with every description of wound, 
from the sabre cut to the grape and canister shot. One 
poor fellow s leg was taken off while we were there, nor 
can one easily forget the shocking scenes, the result of such 
a days fighting. The surgeons (Brush and his assistant, 
Chappie) of the Greys were working away with thoir sleeves 
turned up, arms bloody, faces the same, looking more like 
butchers thau surgeons, so hard had they worked all day. 
As to the Russians, with the aid of my glass, a good Dolland, 
I could distinctly see the colour of their uniform (grey), and 
their standard, with an eagle on the top of it; I could also plainly 
see the dead, both men and horses, on the scone of the late 
encounter. I observed one horse stand fully an hour by 
the side of his dead rider, while others were wildly gallop- 
ing about, not knowing which way to turn thoir riderless 
course. Lieutenant Maxse, aide-de-camp to Lord Cardigan, 
was severely shot in the foot and ancle, and was carried ou 
board his Lordship's yacht tho Dryad. He was close to the 
unfortunate Captain Nolan, of tho 15th Hussars, who was 
shot in the breast while cheering and gallantly charging tho 
enemy, and who, after getting off his horse, made two or 
three staggers forward, and fell dead. 
The charge of the Light Brigade of cavalry on the bat- 
teries of the enemy, some thirty guns strong, though bril- 
liantly and bravely done, was most disastrous in its 
consequences to that gallant aud devoted band, for it seems 
that out of 700 who went into the fray only 130 answered 
their roll when it was over ; aud it appears to have been 
done under a misapprehension of an order from the com- 
mander-in-chief. Lord Cardigan pointed out to his superior 
officer the immense difficulty of charging a battery, flanked 
by another, into a sort of cut de sac, with the hills lined with 
rifles and guns ; but, receiving the positive order to charge, 
at it he and his splendid brigade went, and as they ap- 
proached within a few hundred yards of the big battery a 
shell burst close to him, and struck Captain Nolan in the 
chest, which caused the poor fellow to scream awfully, and 
liia horse turned and galloped to the rear, when his gallant 
but impetuous rider was fouud lying dead. The Light 
Brigade still kept sweeping on till they were right iu front 
of them, when a 32-pounder went off within two feet of Lord 
Cardigan's horse, quite lifting him off tho ground, but he 
got in among them, and was, where he always will be when 
it comes to the point, in the first rank. It seems thoy rode 
right through the guns and turned, after killing the men 
who were serving|them. His lordship's extra aide-de-camp, 
it is supposed, was wounded and taken prisoner, for he has 
not since been heal’d of. Mr. Womowell, of tho 17th 
Lancers, had a most extraordinary escape, showing a mon- 
strous deal of pluck. His horse was — it Is said two were — 
shot under him, and he was taken prisoner, but while being 
marched off he saw an opportunity, mounted a Russian’s 
horse, and galloped back, rejoining some of his brigade who 
had reformed, aud charging again without sword or pistol. 
Mr. Cooke, of the 11th, also had a regular run for his life of 
a mile and a half, pursued by tho Russian cavalry, to avoid 
whom he ran under range of the guns of one of their bat- 
teries, and finally escaped. Major Clarke, of tho Greys, iu 
addition to a bad cut in the neck, had his horse’s tail 
almost cut off by a sabre cut ; aud I hear the gallant Ad- 
jutant Miller, an unusually powerful man, did extraordinary 
execution when he got to close quarters with them. Lord 
Cardigan was attacked by two Cossacks, who with their 
lances gave him several pricks, and rather staggered him in 
his saddle ; but his lordship being well mounted, aud a good 
oross-country rider, and, moreover, as cool as brave men 
ever are in real danger, parried their thrusts, and escaped 
with the aforesaid lance-pricks in his leg. 
In the retreat of the Light Cavalry they dashed past a re- 
giment of Russian Lancers, who were just about to form in 
their way, and who, as our men galloped past, poked at them 
with their lances. At this time they were exposed to the 
fire of one battery only, for the French General (Bosquet), 
acting in a truly brotherly spirit,— though he disapproved of 
the manoeuvre, and, indeed, could not understand it, — hail 
ordered the Chasseurs d’Afrique against one of tho flanking 
batteries, which they silenced for the time being. This the 
gallant French did at an enormous sacrifice of their own 
numbers. The service has sustained a most severe loss by 
the death of Captaiu L. E. Nolan, mentioned above. He was 
the celebrated writer on cavalry strategy, aud was slain in this 
affair of the 27th of October, while acting on the staff of 
Brigadier Airey, Quartermaster-General. Captain Nolan for 
many years belonged to the 15th (King’s) Hussars, in which 
gallant regiment he served in India, and returned previous 
to his regiment, having been ordered for home service. Tho 
Hon. Walter Charteris, of Lord Lucan’s staff, was son to the 
Earl of Wemyss, consequently brother of Lord Klcho, and 
nephew of Lords Lucan and Cardigan, and brother in-law of 
the Earl of Warwick. Lieutenant Charteris was in his 26tli 
year. He was an officer of the 92nd Highlanders, and was 
latterly ou the staff of his uncle, the Earl of Lucan, an extra 
aide-de-camp. Major Halkett, of tho 4th Light Dragoons, 
aIbo slain, was nephew of Six 1 Cohn Halkett, Governor ot 
Chelsea Royal Hospital. Lieutenant Morriss, of the 17th 
Lancers, who was so severely wounded, saw distinguished 
service iu India under Lords Hardiuge and Gough, and holds 
(if alive) two medals and a clasp. Viscount Fitzgibbon, ot 
the 8th (Royal Irish) Hussars, non of the Earl of Clare, is 
stilted to be among the killed. 
The following is said to bo from an officer of distinction : — 
“ Camp, near Balaklava, Oct. 27. 
« You will be glad to hear I am alive after our tremendous 
affair of the 25th. 
“ We were ordered to charge some Russian batteries and 
cavalry, and the light brigade went down, the 1 « th and 13th 
leading in the line; tho 11th were ordered to hang a little 
back as a support, and the 4th and 8th followed, in a sort of 
third line. 
•* We all knew that the thing was desperate Wore we 
started, and it was even worse than we thought. 
“ Iu our front, about a mile and a half off. were several 
lines of Russian cavalry aud nine guns ; to get at which we 
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had to pass along a wide valley, with tho ground a little 
tailing, and in itself favourable enough for a charge of 
cavalry ; but the sloping bills on each side gave the enemy 
an opportunity (whioh they used) of placing guns on ltoth 
our flanks ns wo advanced ; and not only guns, hut iut'untrv 
with Minid rifles. * 31 
However, there was no hesitation ; down our fellows went 
at the gallop, through a fire in front and ou both flanks, 
which emptied our saddles and knocked over our horses by 
scores. I do not think that one man flinched in the wholo 
brigade, though every one allows that so hot a fire was 
narcUyever seen. We wont right on, cut down the gunnere 
at their guns (the Russians worked tho guns till wo were 
within tea yards of them); wont on still, broke a line of 
cavalry m rear of tho guns, and drove it hack on the third 
line. But here our bolt was shot ; the Russians formed four 
deep, and our thin aud broken ranks aud blown horses could 
not attempt to break through them, particularly as the 
Russian cavalry hail got round our flanks, and were prepared 
to charge our rear (with fresh men). We broke back through 
them, however, and then had to run tho gauntlet through 
the cross-fire of artillery and Minid rifles Rick to our own 
hues, with their cavalry hanging on our flunk. The heavy 
brigade, which had made a good charge of its own in tho 
morning, covered oar coining out of action and lost some 
men from the artillery. 
“ There is no concealing tho thing— the Light Brigade was 
greatly damaged, and for uothing ; for, though wo killed tho 
gunners and tho horses of nine 12-pounders, we could not 
bring them away. . 
“ Nolan (who brought tho order) is dead. The first shell 
that burst hit him iu the breast. He gave a loud cry, bin 
horse turnod, trotted back (with him still in the saddle) 
between tho first and second squadrons of the 13th, aud 
carried him bo for some way, when ho fell dead. Ho was hit 
iu the hoart. 
“ 1“ *he two lending regiments, including Lord Cardigan 
(who led in person) aud his staff, we hail nineteen officers 
Only three came out of action untouched, both man and 
horao ; all tho others wore killed, wouuded, or prisoners, or 
hail their horses hurt. Tho 17th hail no. hold officers, but 
five captains. They came out of act iou couuuuudod by tho 
junior captain, 1 believe. Morris is severely wounded; 
Winter is supposod to be killed ; Webb is shot through the 
Hugh ; White through tho log ; Thompson is supposod t<> bo 
killed. See. One of Lord Cardigan's aides-de-camp is wouuded 
— Maxse ; the other, Lockwood, is missing, and supposed to 
be killed. We have lost about 355 homes (ox erosive of 
officer's horses), out of a littlo more than 000 which wo (tho 
light brigade) hail iu tho field. Besides that, a groat number 
arc wouuded with gunshot wounds, and about twenty-five 
have already been destroyed, and uioro will. ... It was 
a bitter moment after we broke through tho lino of cavalry 
in rear of their guns whou 1 looked round and saw there was 
no support beyoud our own brigade, which, leading iu tho 
smoke, had diverged and scarcely filled tho ground. Wo 
went on, however, and hoped that their own men flying 
would break the enemy's lino and ilrivo thorn into the river. 
When I saw them form four deep iustuiul, I knew it was ‘all 
up,’ aud called out to the iueu to rally. At this rnowuut a 
solitary squadrou of tho 8fcli came up in good order. Thi-t 
saved the remnant of us ; for we rallied to them, and they, 
wheeling about, charged a lino which tho Russians had 
formed in ou. roar. You uover saw men behave so well os 
our meu <li<L As wo could not hold our ground, all our 
dead and badly wounded were loft bobind, and wo know not 
who are dead or who are made prisoners. All this makes 
mo miserable, even to write ; but it is tho naked truth. Our 
loss in men is not so great as that in horses ; for men whoso 
horses wore shot iu the mlvance got back ou foot. I hoar 
from a man who (lined with Lord Raglan to-day that they 
do usjuBtice at head -quarters, and say that our attack was an 
unheard-of feat of arms, and Lord Raglan says that tho 
moral effect bus been wonderful. Tho Russian prisoners, 
since takeu at Sebastopol, say that tho Russians were 
petrified at the audacity of the attack, aud the uuurgy that 
could, after such a fire, break through their lines. Those 
prisoners were token in a very successful affair by 8ir De 
Lacy Evans, who is a ti rat-rate division leader.” 
The writer of a private letter says ; — "I saw two orders 
or medals which hail been taken from tho coat of one of the 
dead, one of the date of 1832, tho other 184*1. On leuving 
tho field of battlo I turned one of tho wounded Russians 
over on his back. Ho hud a fearful subre cut in his side. 
The poor devil looked anything but good tompered at me ; 
they aro all stern, determined-looking follows, anil if these 
are a sample of tho army, thoy are certainly not clothed in 
l the wretched manner that the majority of the people in 
England are led to believe. Their clothes are very good — 
quite equal to our army, anil their arms also ; I spook of their 
cavnlrv. I did not see any of then- infinity among the killed 
or wounded, as thoy were not eugaged near the spot. A 
great number of our cavalry distinguished themselves indi- 
vidually ; among them Lord Cardigan, who had four of the 
enemy on him at one time, anil was nearly unhorsed more 
than once, but I believe ho is not wounded, though his 
clothes are a good deal cut about. One of tho 4th Dragoons 
oarno walking by mo with his horse's head dreadfully cut. 
He told mo that it was one of the enemy’s horses, and that 
he hull lost his own from under him.” 
(PUOM A DBA GOON OF THE HEAVY BRIGADE.) 
Camp, Balaklava, war Sebastopol, Oct. 27. 
You say you hoar nothing of our regiment ; well, I will 
tell you something about it. Iu the first place, in coming 
from" Varna, across tho Block Sea, we wore overtaken by a 
most awful storm and galo of wind. Our vessel, tho Wilson 
Kennedy, went on her beam ends, and the stabling gave 
way, all the horses were thrown over to one side of the ship, 
and, iu one horrid night, 100 of them kicked and worried’ 
each other to death; and there we were for two nights and 
days fastened down with 100 dead and dying horses ; we 
only saved eleven out of our ship, and on the third duy WO 
threw 101 overboard. Wo were eight days, ull but a wreck, 
beating about tho Black Sea, aud had to go back to Constan- 
tinople after all, at which place they put us ou board a 
steamer, and landed us iu tho Crimea; and, now indeed, 
our work lias begun. We are protecting the rear wl.de he 
besieger* are attacking the tow u. The whole of the cavalry 
are encamped on au open plan, surrounded by lulls and 
mountains, and wo have indeed plenty cut out for us. Over 
those hills there are thousands ot Cossacks and a large 
Russian army who are trying to get up to babas topol, and it 
is our duty to keep them back they arc constantly coming 
down us, and we have had some m i ere struggles, but 
they have not the " pluck ot Englishmen, lor, though wo 
I are far inferior in numbers, we always beat them back. TV e 
