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alliedarreachedtheieents,the
britishoccupiedtheharborofbalaklava,hefrenchtook
possessionofkaesdkaznatch,asbasesforthesupplyoftheir
ares.attheuthofbalaklavaharboraretheruinsofagenoese
fortstanding200feetabovethesea.thisobe
unoccupied.asthestaff,hthetoheywere
astonishedbyfourshellsfalling.
the”agaon,”side,atonceopenedfire,andthe
fortiediatelyhungoutaflagoftruce.thegarrisonnsistedonly
ofthendantandsixtyn.theofficer,onbeingaskedwhyhe
shouldhaveopenedfirehattheplaceuldnotbeheld,
repliedthathedidsoashehadnotbeensuoosurrender,and
feltboundinhonortofireuntilhedidso.
thebritishshipsatonbarkation
ofthestoresaraiheharborofbalaklavawas
butillsuitedfortherequirentsofalargear.itehalf
leihale
inlandlake,fortheroouth,andthe
passagethroughtheadeabend,sothattheoutletvisible
froshiponcefairlyiheastissteepandbold,therocky
cliffrisingsheerupfrohe
400to2000feet.avesselastingalongitnoticethe
narrooeringthataharborlayhidden
behind.ohersideoftheharborihehillsrosesteeply,on
thelefthand,sosteeply,thatthatsidehepurposes
ofshipping.ontherighthandtherehofflatground
betheerandthehill,andhereanduponthelowerslopes
stoodthevillageofbalaklava.thevalleyextendedforsodistance
beyondtheheadoftheharbor,stofthegroundbeingoccupiedh
vineyards.beyondhehebattlesof
balaklavaandinkerelyby
surprise,theinhabitantsofbalaklavahaddenoattettoescape,
butuponthearrivalofthebritishgeneral,adeputationreceivedhibr >
hpresentsoffruitandflowers.
bythistithefleethaderound,andthesailorsweresoonhard
atingtounloadthetransportsahestoresand
siegeterialsonshore.itarieryo
beford,andthereentonboardastotheofficers
enofributedtheirquota,
aenaefoundthathehadbeentoldoffassendin
nd,andthatheidshipnahe
”faln.”
thetterastothedshipntledbycaptainstuart.
”youyas
becausehesyourusin;butiaskedforhisberth,youknow,and
dontnddoingalittlebitoffavoritishisonce.”
andso,tojatensedelight,hefoundthathea
portionofthelandingparty.
theseber,andtheirhefirst
platheothe
front.
itisnecessarythatthepositionoccupiedbythealliesshouldbe
perfectlyprehended,ioualesand
operationsaybedescribedasa
trianglehonebulgingside.theapexofthetrianglehe
heightsontheseashore,knoaris.
here,atapointso800feetabovethesea,he
lineofarines,inapositionalst
iregnableagainstanyenesforce,folloheseashore.onthe
landslopesofthehills,doohehighland
brigade,guardingtheapproatheris
totheuthofbalaklavavalley,attheuthofps
ofthephheavygunsand
800n.
thissideofthetriainuedaloheundulatingground,
andsothreelesfarther,reachedtherightflankoftheposition
ofthealliesabovesebastopol,edthebaseinary
triangle.
thispositioneau,ofo
sebastopol;theendbrokesteeplyoffdoothevalleyof
inkern,radual.totheleftit
fellaedthethirdsideofthe
triabetadeawide
bulgeoutiesch.
froheristothecrestlookingdoopolwas
adistanesevenles.frhtofourpositionabove
inkernvalleytokaeschiles.
aglahephisexplanationtobeuood.
attheofthesiegethebritishedontheright
oftheallies.this,nodoubt,hepostofhonor,butitthrew
uponthenenorusincreaseofiontodefending
balaklava,itthatthebruntofanyassaultbyarussian
araginthefieldheywouldhaveanequalshareof
thetrenchilestuptheirsiegegunsand
stores;p.
itendoustinguptheguns,butsoldiersandsailors
s,
principallyposedofbullocks,
nstantinopleandotherturkishports.longlinesofarabas,laden
hprovisionsandstores,craweenbalaklavaand
thefront.stringsoflesandhorses,lades,anddriven
bynofeverynationalitybthediterranean,follohe
saline.
partiesofsoldiers,infatiguesuits,doosebastopolto
assistunloadingtheshipsandbringingupstores.partiesofofficers
onponiesbroughtfroaaorotherportsontheblacksea,tered
doakepurchasesoflittleluxuriesonboardtheshipsinthe
harbor,orfrohelevantines,uplittleshops.
ally.
”itisallverypson,anold
boatsenpausedafterhelpingtaheavygunupone
oftheslopes,”inthishereher,butitbenolaughing
ttereson.heseherefields
asheetofd.eriayingha
brotherofnesabitoflanddoera
heyuldntputthehorsesontothefields.thishere
silelooksjustsilar,onlyricheranddeeper,aetthesebigcartsladenupth
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