. Pictorial history of the Russian War, 1854-5-6 : with maps, plans, and wood engravings . of the charge. Some fellows speak of itas being demoniac. I know this, that it wassuch as made me a match for any two ordinarymen, and gave me such an amount of gloriousindifference as to life, as I thought it impossible tobe master of. Forward—dash—bang—clank—andthere we were in the midst of such smoke, cheer,and clatter, as never before stunned a mortal was glorious! I could not pause. It was allpush, wheel, frenzy, strike, and down, down, down they went! Now would the Russians try toencircle th
. Pictorial history of the Russian War, 1854-5-6 : with maps, plans, and wood engravings . of the charge. Some fellows speak of itas being demoniac. I know this, that it wassuch as made me a match for any two ordinarymen, and gave me such an amount of gloriousindifference as to life, as I thought it impossible tobe master of. Forward—dash—bang—clank—andthere we were in the midst of such smoke, cheer,and clatter, as never before stunned a mortal was glorious! I could not pause. It was allpush, wheel, frenzy, strike, and down, down, down they went! Now would the Russians try toencircle the much smaller number of British; nowwould the Scots Greys and the Enniskilleners,undeterred by numbers, charge with such furyas to cut completely through the serried mass,and emerge at the rear ; now would they,without a moments hesitation, advance to asecond mass of the enemys cavalry, dash intoit, and resolve the contest into a series of hand-to-hand sword-conflicts: when the two masseshad been broken by this wonderful charge, thenwould the other dragoon regiments gallop on,. Battle-ground of Balaklava. and convert the retreat of the Russians into adisorderly pell-mell rout; and when all this wasachieved, then did the hills echo such a cheer asthey had never echoed before. At one time thebugle sounded a rally, but the men heeded it not;on they went, regarding only the enemy beforethem. One dragoon, when he found that his horsewas wounded under him, dismounted, ran up to aRussian horseman, pulled him off by main force,killed him, vaulted into his place, and galloped offagain to the fight. Another dragoon, having hishorse shot, fell heavily, with his head on theground, and was being dragged away in thatposition; a Russian lancer sought to run himthrough, but he extricated himself from the saddleand stirrups, and, with the aid of a companion,put a speedy end to the lancers career. Thewhole enterprise was one that depended on theindividual qualities of the men, for the o
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