The Invasion of the Crimea: The Battle of Balaclava

W. Blackwood and Sons, 1877

Lord Cardigan	11

What made it possible for the Government to do as it did	21

Isolated position of the forces defending Balaclava	28

Artillery fire	34

Conception of the outer line of defence	36

The works constituting the outer line of defence	37

25th Oct The hour before daybreak	48

The emergency in which Lord Lucan had to act	57

Significant retreat of the Odessa battalions	223

Officers acting with the two regiments of the first line	229

The advance of the three regiments acting in support	237

The near approach of our first line to the battery	248

Operations by the remnants of the first line	252

His advance in pursuit	271

The brilliancy of their achievement	277

The 8th Hussars	283

Defeat of his columns advancing in support	287

The question now forced upon his attention	289

Our Heavy Dragoons at this time	295

Defeat and flight of the Russian Lancers	301

Discovery of a body of Russian cavalry formed up across	307

The nature of the collision which then occurred	313

Lord George Pagets inquiry as to the fate of the first line	320

Lord Cardigans address to the men	325

And who brought out the supports?	331

Duration of the Light Cavalry combat	337

Close of the battle	343

The loss of ground sustained by the Allies	349

Lord Cardigan	354

Counter statements	361

CHAPTER II	367

His engagement with our pickets and continued advance	373

Progress of the combat in the Careenage Ravine	380

The Dormant Commission entrusted to Sir George Cathcart	389

And of Lord Raglans exertions for its defence	398

Título	The Invasion of the Crimea: The Battle of Balaclava Volumen 5 de The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin, and an Account of Its Progress Down to the Death of Lord Raglan, Alexander William Kinglake
Autor	Alexander William Kinglake
Edición	6
Editor	W. Blackwood and Sons, 1877
Procedencia del original	University of Minnesota
Digitalizado	30 Jul 2010

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Jabrokritskys force	74

VI	84

Scarletts resolve	90

Lord Lucan	93

Their slackening pace	99

The group of four horsemen now collected in front of the Greys	105

Scarlett sweeping past the bridlearm of the Russian officer	111

Involuntary extension of our line whilst advancing	116

The manœuvres of the two Russian wings	140

The Royals	147

The admiration excited by the exploit of Scarletts Brigade	162

His charge	165

Incident making the error more signal	174

VIII	180

Lord Lucans construction of it	186

IX	192

The devotion with which he had been leading his brigade	195

The fourth order	198

Lord Lucans order to Lord Cardigan	209

Advance of Lord Cardigan and the Light Brigade	217