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retire over the snow-covered summits of the Palandoken Dagh. The 
position of the left wing, which indirectly protected the high road, was 
secured in front by the plateau of Uzun Achmet, but its left could be 
turned by a deep ravine. This ravine was protected by the advanced 
Tschoban Hill, but if this fell into the hands of the Russians, the 
plateau of Hzun Achmet could be turned and taken, and so the com¬ 
mand of the high road and the line of retreat of the right and centre 
lost. 
After those weak points had been observed by a reconnaissance of 
all the commanders of regiments on the 2nd November, the following 
dispositions were made for an attack on the 4th:— 
Left Wing. 
Maj.-Gen. Scliack. 
2nd Brigade Caucasus 
Grenadier Division. 
1 sapper company. 
Left Centre and 
Beserve. 
Maj.-Gen. Avinoff. 
1st Brigade Caucasus 
Grenadier Division. 
Cavalry Division. 
Major-General Prince Amilochvaroff. 
3 regiments, 1 battery. 
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Bight Centre and 
Beserve. 
Maj.-Gen. Bronevski. 
1st Brigade, 19 th Di¬ 
vision. 
150th Regiment. 
3 batteries. 
Bight Wing. 
Lieut.-Colonel Prince 
Admiradjiboff. 
153rd Regiment. 
156th Regiment. 
3rd Rifle Battalion. 
Cavalry Division. 
Major-General Kebalai Khan. 
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3-d Regiments, 1 battery. 
3000 metres from the hostile lines, in position, 
48 guns. | 30 guns. 
All the other troops remained in camp at Kurudjuk. 
Right Wing .—At 9.45 a.m. the Turkish artillery opened fire against 
this column, which was in the act of forming up; the fire was returned 
by the Russians. The 3rd and 4th Battalions, 73rd Regiment, now 
occupied the first range of the Tschoban Heights, driving two battalions 
with five guns back from it to the second range, which was held by 
four battalions with seven guns. Three Russian batteries now came 
into action on the captured position to prepare for a second attack, and 
the grand artillery mass advanced to 1200 metres trom the Turkish 
position. 
Left Wing .—After a long preparatory cannonade, at 12 noon two 
companies of the 16th Grenadiers and some sappers seized the village 
of Gilji and the ravine in front of it, but an attempt made by Schack to 
push forward his left wing failed. At 2 p.m. Ismail Pasha threw for¬ 
ward three battalions against the ravine of Gilji, and eight battalions 
with a regiment of cavalry against Schack's left wing, formed by the 
15.th Grenadiers. Both attacks were repulsed, as also a third made at 
4 p.m. by eight battalions against Gilji, to hold which the whole of 
the 16th Grenadiers was brought up. The 14th Grenadiers were sent 
up from the reserve, but did not come under fire, as Schack remained 
in the positions he had conquered till darkness. 
Right Wing .—Strengthened by a battalion of the 73rd and one of the 
