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ACHIEVEMENTS OF FIELD ARTILLERY. 
and were thus established completely in rear of the Turkish left, and 
between them and the reinforcements they were looking for from the 
direction of Erivan. 
At 2.30 a.m. on the 1 5th the Grand Duke at Karajal received a tele¬ 
graphic message from his Lieutenant telling him of the events that had 
BATTLE OF ALADJA LAGS.—15th October, 1877. 
occurred, and announcing his arrival in the desired spot. Heimann 
was immediately ordered to storm the heights of Avliar with the 
Caucasian Division regiments of Grenadiers and 64 guns. Roop was 
to advance on Kerchane and, if Heimann^s attack succeeded, assault the 
