The comprehensive history of England : civil and military, religious, intellectual, and social, from the earliest period to the suppression of the Sepoy revolt . ntral Bastion, and the Flagstali 1855.] VICTOEIA. 725 Bastion,each by one of tlieir columns,under Gene-ral de Salles; on tlieir right the Gervais batteryand the right flank of the Malakoff were to be as-sailed by another column led by General dAute-marre; while General Brunet with a fifth was toissue from the Mamelon and attack the left flankof the Malakotf and the Little Redan. A sixthcolumn of 6000 men under General Mayran, was
The comprehensive history of England : civil and military, religious, intellectual, and social, from the earliest period to the suppression of the Sepoy revolt . ntral Bastion, and the Flagstali 1855.] VICTOEIA. 725 Bastion,each by one of tlieir columns,under Gene-ral de Salles; on tlieir right the Gervais batteryand the right flank of the Malakoff were to be as-sailed by another column led by General dAute-marre; while General Brunet with a fifth was toissue from the Mamelon and attack the left flankof the Malakotf and the Little Redan. A sixthcolumn of 6000 men under General Mayran, wasto issue from the extreme right of the French towards Tnkermann, and from the White Workswas to fall upon the Russian batteries near Car-eening Creek and the works connecting the firstbastion with the Little Redan. In this mannerev^ery defence was to be assailed at once, and thewhole of Sebastopol enveloped in a circle of flameand tempest, under which all must go down; andthat nothing might be omitted, the French wereto make a demonstration against the Mackenzie SEBASTOrOI. ^ the ^\-Qrks of lUe Ijcsic^crsimiucdiaUilyltefore iKe fiiuil assault-Sept. 8,1855. n ii#/ r w^^^*^^^ Heights under the gallant General Bosquet, whohad already shown abilit^^ in attacks in anopen field. The signal of onset upon so manypoints at once was to be given by the throwingup of star rockets, as soon as General Pelissiergave the -word of command. The plan was admii-ably laid, and with troopsiuured to such movements by a series of cam-paigns, it might have been successfully executed;but in the ]>resent case it was liable to such mis-takes as. would be enough to mar its uniformity,aud occasion an utter failure. General Pelissier?was to give the signal from the Lancaster battery;but while he was at some distance from the spot,and shortly before tln-ee oclock on the morningof the 18th, he was startled by the sound of aheavy firing of cannon and musketry. A pre-mature attack had commenced. Deceived
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