. Battles of the nineteenth century . up here ! he cried, and two artillery officers—Dacres andDickson, who rode with his staff—dashed off tofetch them, while General Airey was sent tobring up the nearest infantry, Adams brigade ofEvans 2nd Division. The messengers found Turners battery strug-gling across the ford, and Turner himself hurriedup two of his guns, which were soon unlimberedand worked—one, at least—by Colonel Dicksonsown hands. across the river in support of Codringtonsdiscomfited brigade. The Russians on the hillnow numbered some 15,000 men, part of thembeing the Vladimir column,
. Battles of the nineteenth century . up here ! he cried, and two artillery officers—Dacres andDickson, who rode with his staff—dashed off tofetch them, while General Airey was sent tobring up the nearest infantry, Adams brigade ofEvans 2nd Division. The messengers found Turners battery strug-gling across the ford, and Turner himself hurriedup two of his guns, which were soon unlimberedand worked—one, at least—by Colonel Dicksonsown hands. across the river in support of Codringtonsdiscomfited brigade. The Russians on the hillnow numbered some 15,000 men, part of thembeing the Vladimir column, which had retakenthe Great Redoubt. A very stout resistance wasmade. The Scots Fusiliers were met with sobold a front and such a withering fire that theyfell back in some disorder. It seemed as thoughthe Grenadier. Guards would also be involved,but this regiment, under Colonel Hood, stoodfirm, and presently advanced in beautiful order— a well-dressed, steady line, as perfect asthough it was in Hyde Park. To the left of the. Bridge _ J «>»2~ it ^^ The Battle of the ALMA. Their very first shot was a surprise to thewhole field. It proved to the enemy, whoseguns were posted in advance in the causeway,that they had been taken in reverse and hadbetter retire. It overjoyed Evans, who still stoodchecked by this causeway battery. Hark !that is an English gun, he cried, and preparedat once to advance, knowing that the barrier infront would soon be removed. And so it swept forward triumphantly with histhree remaining regiments, their left still coveredby stout Lacy Yea and his splendid Fusiliers, whojust about this time had finally conquered theRussian column with which they had so longbeen engaged. Yeas obstinate heroism had notonly paved the way for the advance of the2nd Division, but it had made another attackpossible upon the Kourgane Hill. The Scots Fusilier Guards had been the firstof the Duke of Cambridges troops to get Scots Guards were the Coldstreams, an
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