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innfusion.thefrenchpressedforthispointalsoofthe
field,thedaywaswon.
iithebritisharhadbeenalsoengaged.longbefore
theysightofthepoitacktheyheard
theroarofonontheirright,abosquetsdivision
archedoverthecrestoftherounded
slopestheycaughtglisesofthedistantfight.theyuldsee
ssesofrussianinfantrythreateningthefrench,gatheredonthe
height,okeastheguhersidesenttheir
ssengersofdeath,andtheokehefleetas
thevesselsofhreheirshellsfarovertheheadsofthefrench
intotherussiansses.soontheyheardthelouderroarh
proyion,and
buingpatierodealongtotaketheir
shareinthefight.untilhinafeheriverthe
troopsuldseenothingofit,northevillageonitsbanks,forthe
grounddippedsharply.beforetheyreachedthebrowelverussian
guns,plae300yardsbeyondtheriver,opened
uponthe
”peopleysaytheylike,”harryarchersaidtohiscaptain,
”butaakesahorriblyunpleasantrobe
halfasbadiftheyesilently.”
ashespokearoundshotstruckdoenafeht.
theyhefirsthe33d.
”steady,lads,steady,”shoutedtheofficers,andasregularlyasif
onfieldday,theenglishtroopsadvaherifles,underjor
northte,hroughthevineyardsunderarain
offire,crossedtheriver,scaledthebank,andpushedforothe
topoftheslope.itheplateaubeyondthattherussian
inbodyetherifleshadhardo
intaintheelves.ii,thelightdivisionwere
advaislyiisadvang,
untiltheygaihevineyards.heretheregularorderheyhad
sofarintained,asthegroundwasbrokenupbyhedges,
stohe19th,7th,23dand33dhen
led,atarun,righttotheriverbygeneraldrington,theirurse
beingrkedbykilledandheysheltered
theelvesuhehighbank.suchhestateofnfusionin
ontarypauseo
ehenofthevariintstogathertogether,andthe
eakingadvahis,broughtdohreebattalionsof
infantry,ents
dashedupit,tthendousfire.ashotlyitwas
ansherussiairedheirbatteriesagainopened
fire.
therelittleorderiishranksastheystruggled
forendousfirethenpausedto
pickgrapes,andalltheexertionsoftheirofficersuldnot
intaintheregularlineofadvance.frorisinggroundarussian
regiupadestru,andthegunsinthe
batteriesontheirflankfiredincessantly.theslaughterwas
trendous,buttheregintsheldontheirhingly.ina
feihe7thhadlostathirdoftheirn,andhalfthe23d
offirearoundthe33d.nfused,
beuhedreadfuldin,harryarcherstruggledon
pany.hisvoicehshouting,thoughhe
hielfuldscarcehearthetered.hislipshed
entandtheacridsllofgunpoanhad
fallenbesidehibutheuntouched.therehoughtof
feareoedabsorbedintheohought
ofgettingintothebattery.sllasbersill
struggledon,theirdeternedadvaodisquiettherussians.
forthefirsttiadoubtastoviinds.he
daybegantheyfeltassuredofit.theirgeneralshadtoldthehat
they,and
assuredtheftheproteandsucrofthesaints.butthe
britishingon,andbedeheinfantry
behierybegaire.theartillery,leftunprotected,
lieredupinhaste,andalthoughthreetisasnurousasthen
ofthelightdivision,therussians,stillfiringheavily,retiredup
thehill,phthebrokengroupsofthe23d,
the19th,and33dburstintothebattery,capturingagunhe
russianshadbeenuohdraw.
chaptervii.
beforesebastopol
notlonghelightdivisiontoenjoythepositiontheyhadwon.
breathless,exhausted,bleeding,theyahandful;andthe
russians,lookingdoahattheywere
unsupported,againadvanheavysses,andthelightdivision
fellback.
hadtheirdivisionhadtheighthave
beeneoholdthepositiontheyhadjustasthey
crossedtheriver,thereofacavalryatta
theflank,ahand88thedtorepelthis,andtook
noshareintheadvaherestofthedivision.
astheshatteredregintsfellbackbeforetherussiansinastateof
disorder,theysathebrigadeuardsinasregularorderasifonparade.forantthesplendid
fortionedo.but
openingtheirfilestheyallohelightdivisiontopassthrough
theandthenovedforhe
highlandbrigadekeepingpatheirleft,he
regintsofthelightdivisionrefordintheirrearandfollowed
after.
steadily,uorffire,theguardsadvanced.grape,ister,
roundshot,shell,andshot,sbuttheykeptforward
tillnighcrossingbayoshtherussianinfantry.
atthisnt,hoountedonaknollopened
upontherussians,thevictoriousfrenchthreateheirflank,the
russiangunnerslieredupaired,andtheirinfantrysuddenly
fellback.
ontherightofthelightdivision,generalsirdelacyevanshadalso
beenfightihesenddivisionhadadvancedsidebyside
hthatofprinapoleon.theresistanceeredwas
obstireskilledinactualhanhisbrother
generals,heveredhisadvahefireofeighteenguns,and
soboreforhanthedivisiononhisleft.he
had,hoingbefaiheriver.the
villagehadbeeohe
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