Battles of Nineteenth Century

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Battles
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Nineteenth Century
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CONTENTS.
FACE
Introduction. By Major Arthur Griffiths i
Saarbruck : The Baptism of Fire. Aug. 2, 1870. By Archibald Forbes . . . . .22
The Storming of the Taku Forts. June 2—5, 1859—Aug. 21, i860. By A. Milli.ard .Atte.ridg.e . 27
Palermo : The Coming of Garibaldi. May June, i860. By Stoddard Dewey — 35
The Red Man's Last Victory : The Fight of the Little Big Horn. June ig 27, 1876. By
Angus Evan Abbott 43
Waterloo. June 18, 1815. By D. H. Parry 51
Koniggratz (or SADO^VA). July 3, 1866. By Charles Lowe 74
Ayacucho. Dec. 9, 1824. By W. B. Robertson 85
The First Battle of Bull Run. July 21, 1861. By Angus Evan Abbott 92
The July Battles Before Plevna. July 20—July 30, 1877. By Archibald Forbes . . .101
The Shangani Patrol. Dec. 3—4, 1893. By E. F, Knight no
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The Siege and Storming of Delhi. May Sept., 1857. By Charles Lowe 120
GiSLlKON. Nov. 23, 1847. By A. J. Butler . . . , 137
Insandhlwana. Jan. 22, 1879. By C. Stein 147
LissA, July 20, 1866. By A. Milliard Atteridge 156
MacMahon at Magenta. June 4, 1859. By Stoddard Dewey 164
The Battle of the Alma. Sept. 20, 1854. By Major Arthur Griffiths 174
AUSTERLITZ. Dec. 2, 1805. By C. Stein 183
Kassassin and Tel-el-Kebir. Sept. 9 and Sept. 13, 1882. By Charles Lowe . . . .195
Shiloh. April 6—7, 1862. By Angus Evan Abbott 205
Amoaful. Jan. 31, 1874. By G. A. Henty 215
The Redoubts of Duppel. April 18, 1864. By Charles Lowe 224
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Roberts' Battles About Cabul. Sept. Dec, 1879. By Archibald Forbes 234
CuSTOZZA. June 24, 1866. By A. Milliard Atteridge 247
The Taking of Badajoz. April 6, 1812. By D. H. Parry 256
The Blockade of Callao. Nov., 1820. By W. B. Robertson 267
The Taking of the Gate Pah. April 27, 1864. By A. Milliard Atteridge 276
Warsaw. Sept. 6—7, 1831. By A. S. Krausse 284
The Storming of the Nilt Forts. Dec, 1891. By E. F. Knight 290
Aspromonte. Aug. 29, 1862. By Charl—es Lowe , . , . 299
Napoleon's Moscow Campaign. June Dec, 1812. By D. H. Parry 30?
Rorke's Drift. Jan. 22, 1879. By C. Stein 330
Mars-la-Tour (Vionville or Rezoxville). Aug. 16, 1870. By Charles Lowe . . . .341
The Retreat of Corunna. Nov., 1808—Jan., 1809. By D. H. Parry 354
Navarino. Oct. 20, 1827. By Merbert Russell . 365

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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SirJohn Moore............ 3 " Majorvon Ungarcamespurringinwith a greatpieceof
"Hefellfuriouslyonhisnearestenemies" 4 news" 76
MarshalNey ........ 5 Koniggratz ............ 77
MarshalSoult 5 Plan ofthe BattleofKoniggratz 78
SirCharles Napier 7 GeneralBenedek 79
LordGough 8 "The Prussians.push.ed b.atter.yaft.er ba.ttery.into.act.ion" 80
Chargeofcavalry throughthebreachesatSobraon . . 9 "Boldlythe Prussians advanced uponthisvillage and its
SirColin Campbell 10 wood" 8r
SirJamesOutram 11 Gravestones erected on the battlefield in memory of the
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S"i'rTHheinsrygHuanvebleolcokng.s to. my.regi.ment—. 2nd. Goor.kha, "ThfealClernown Princerodeupan.d me.this.fat.her".... 8843
PrinceofWales's!'" 12 P"lanofthe BattleofAyacucho 86
TheMaoriWar: AttackupontheOrakao Pah. . . 13 Therelies mylasthorse!'" 88
Frederick, Crown Prince of Prussia (afterwards German "TheroutedSpaniardsclamberedup theruggedsides" . 89
Emperor) ...• 15 Lima 91
SirGarnet(afterwardsViscount)Wolseley 16 "They would not keep in rank, order as much as you
The "BlackWat.ch".(42.nd Ro.yal.High.lande.rs).atba.yat pleased" 93
Quatre Bras . , .... 17 Planofthe BattleofBull Run 94
GeneralGrant 19 GeneralSherman.....,.., 96
"Theycamerightinamongourmen" .2210 "Time after time the attempt.to s.cale.the.hei.ght.was
Lord William BeresfordandtheTrooper. . . made" 97
Planofthe BattleofSaarbriick 23 General "Stonewall"Jackson 99
Saarbruck 24 "Thearmyofthe Northbrokeandfled, panic-stricken" . 100
Lulu'sDebut 25 Planofthesecond BattleofPlevna 102
P"l'aWnshaoftthhaevTeaykouuFboeretnsdoopienrga,tiyoonus rascals?'". . . 2289 G"rTahnedGDeunkeeraNlihchaodlarissenan.dwasstanding.aga.inst.atr.ee" 110034
"Rogersgotin, helpe.dup.by.Lieu.tenan.tLe.non." ..• 33 "Then therefollowed.ahe.adlo.ngru.sh".... 105
"The Picciotti pickedofftheirmen"... .. .... 36 "Theygatheredtothesound" 108
Palermo Harbour 37 EnvironsofPlevna 109
"'General, itsmilesonyou!'' 40 Mr. Riley, Umjan, and Mr. Dawson . . . . .112
ThecoastofPalermo, lookingtowardsTermini . . 41 "Theyfoughtongrimly" 113
Theerectionoft.heba.rric.ades...... 42 TheShangani Patrol: Plan 114
"Until one day a grizzly trapper peered out of the Zimba'owet.empl.eand.kra.al ...... 116
bushes" 44 "Hesoldhislifedearly" 117
"And the Sioux saw in amazement the long train of.44 Lobengula ....... 118
"Thwehiwatrer-itoorpspeddanwcaegdgotnhesw"ar-d.ance." ...... ... .. 45 J"uTmhmeacoMouls-jhieda,deDdelshiignallerdiedathispost" . . . 112214
Planofthe BattleofLittle BigH.orn..... 46 "The officers then, having helped the women to follow,
"They plunged into the seething mass of painted and carriedthemuptheoppositeside" , . . . 125
befeatheredredmen". 49 MajorTombs 127
ThefarmofQuatre Bras 52 "Itwasbayonettobayonet" 128
Picton'sDivisionofftothefront 53 PlanofDelhiandenvironments 129
ThefieldofWaterlooon themorningofthebattle . . 56 The Palace, andtheChandneeChouk, Delhi . . . 132
"Ashoutof'ViveI'Emper.eur.' roll.eda.long.the.field." . 57 "Ourdevotedmenworkedonwithawill" . . . 133
SirThomas Picton • • 59 TheVictoriaCross 136
ThefarmofHou.goum.ont....... 60 AtBern 138
"Some got as far as the loopholes and seized the Lucerneandsurroundingdistrict 139
bayonets" 61 At Fiibourg 140
DefenceofLa HayeSaintebytheGerman Legion . . 64 "MajorScherrerseizedthecolours" 141
"Agallantartillerydriverrushedhishorsestothewall". 65 TheneighbourhoodofGislikon 143
LaHayeSainte 68 "Rust'sbatterygallopedthrough Honau" . . . 145
TheUnion BrigadecapturingtheFrenchgunsatWaterloo 69 LakeZug 146
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I-aBelleAlliance 72 KingCetewayo .... 148
MontSt. Jean 72 "Thecampwasapicturesquesight" 149
Marshal Bliicher . ... . . . -73 VicinityofInsandhlwana: Plan 151
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"They raised the ominous Zulu war shout, and dashed PlanofBadajozin 1812 264
forward" 153 "'Willyou.drin.k, ol.dbo.y?'"...... 265
LordChelmsford i55 Lord Cochrane 268
S"hForreosmatnhdisppooritnstoTfetgheethAodrfifaktiecpton thebridge" . .151578 VPallapnaroafiCsaollaoin 1819 ..... 227619
TTrhieestBaettHlaerobfouLrissa, 10a.m. Thefleetsclosing . . 115690 T"hTeheattCahciklioannctuhtelaGsasteessPwaehpt thedeck" .... 227737
"Theramcrushed inherironside" 161 Plan oftheGate Pah andsurroundings 279
"General LebcEufdashedup" 165 "Thebravefellowbr.ough.thim.out.atc.onsi.derab.leri.sk". 280
""OInntthehiertfrraecnkzylahyisaZbooudayvecsovberroekdewtihtrhouagbhlutheecdleofaekn"ces". 116689 TAheMaGoartiedwPealhlianfgteroccupation 228813
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Planofthe BattleofMagenta "... 170 Oldtown, Warsaw 285
""THheeddioctcattoerdstbheegatenletgheriarphailclndieg.hstp'astcwho"rk 117723 EPlmapneroofrthNeicRhuoslsaisanoperations againstWarsaw . , 228867
Prince Mentschikoff 175 "The Russians closed up in their strength and charged
TheHeightsofAlma 176 withtheirbayonets" 288
M"aTrhsehnalySotu.nAgrnAnasutdrutherr.aced.for.ward.". .. .... 117778 STkheetcJhewms'apmatrokeitl,lusWtraartesathwe Hunza N.agar.cam.pai.gn .. 228992
Planofthe BattleofAlma i79 "CaptainAylmerignited thefuse" 293
The HighlandersatAlma 180 " Heactuallysucceed.edi.ncli.mbin.gqui.teal.one".... 296
'Turnerhimselfhurrieduptwoofhisguns" . . . i8x Niltforts, from thesouth 297
Lord Raglan 182 Gilgit Residency 298
"Thesayingpassed, 'OurEmperordoesnotmakeuseof GeneralGaribaldi 300
ourarmsin thiswarsomuchasofotu-legs'" . . 184 "Everywherethisfree-lanceevokedenthu.sias.m" .. .. 301
MNaarpsohlaelo"nPrBionncaepMaurtreat(afterwards Kingof.Nap.les).. .. 118858 GCaartiabnailadi'smovementsof1.862.: Pla.n .... 330042
"Thousandsoflightsflaredupwards" 189 "Raising hiscapin theairhecried, 'VivaI'ltalia'" . 305
ChargeoftheChevalierGuards ..... 192 KingV'ictorEmmanuel 306
Planofthe BattleofAusterlitz 193 Alexander I., CzarofRussia 308
TheSweet-WaterCanalat Ismailia 196 Generalviewofthe cityofMoscow 309
"The Egyptianbattalions had been trampledandsabred Napoleon'smarch from the Niemen to Moscow: Plan . 310
intopositive annihilation" . . . . . . 197 Gardensofthe Kremlin 312
Planofthe BattlesofTel-el-Kebirand Kassassin . . 198 Napoleon'sentry.into.Mos.cow...... 313
TheValleyoftheSaba Bier 200 Planofthe BattleofBorodino 3:4
"Carryingthem with the bayonet" 201 GeneralJunot 316
Arabi Paiha 202 Theretreatfrom Moscow 317
AShrialboihsbuartrtelen-dfeireildngto.Gene.ral.Dru.ry L.owe... .. .. 220084 S''mAolmeuntsilkatferdomsptehcetrbeacnrkaswloefdttheowDanridesptehreisn.ta1r8t1l.e2ds.old.ie.rs". 332210
Themarch toShiloh 209 Napoleon'sretreatfrom Moscow: Plan 324
Plan oftheBattleof Shiloh 211 "TheEngineersetfiretotheirsolemeansofescape" . 325
Shiloh battle-field: scenewhereGeneralJohnstonfell . 212 "Inatoweringpassionthe.Mar.shal.dre.whi.sswo.rd".. 328
" Upthebanktheystruggledandscrambled" . . , 213 LieutenantChard , . 332
PresidentLincoln ...... 214 Lieutenant Bromhead 332
CapeCoastCastle 216 Rorke'sDriftatthe presenttime 333
"The Bonnymenledtheadvance" 217 Plan showing the lines of communication in the Zulu
M"aEpaocfhlAistthlaenrtiisewasheld obstinatelybytheenemy" . 222119 DefecnacmepoafiRgonrke'sDrift: Plan .... 333365
Coomassie 223 "Therewasahand-to-handstruggle" 337
Field-MarshalvonWrangel 225 "TheBritishflagstillwavedoverthestorehouse" . . 340
Mapshoeing thepositionofDuppel 227 CountVon Moltke 344
Prince Frederick Charles 228 "ThePrussianspushedintothewoods,drivingthe French
TheGermansoldiersmakingsentriesout ofclay . . 229 skirmishersfrom them" 345
TLiheeutPernuasnstiaAnnskaetrtatcakkienngptrhiesoDnaenrish breast.work.s .. .. 223323 PMlaapn osfhtohweinBgattslceopofeMoafrosp-elraa-tTioounrsof the Franco-German 346
The British Residencyaftertheattack 236 Warof1870-71 348
"Heheldadurbar" 237 Mitrailleuse 349
Cabul 240 Marshal Bazaine ....... 351
"ColonelClelandledhislancers" 241 Chargeofthe i6th Uhlans 352
PlanofRoberts' battlesabout Ca.bul..... 242 Frenchuniformsin 1870 .... 353
NorthendofSherpurentrenchme.nts,.Cab.ul .. .... 244 MapshowingneighbourhoodofCorunna 356
"Theroarsurged forward" 245 "Ahussardashedinwith the news that the enemywere
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SirFrederick Robertsin 1880 246 upon us" 357
Sketchmapofthewarin Italyin 1866 248 Corunna 360
Verona 249 DeathofSirJohnMoore 361
ArchdukeAlbert 252 ThebmialofSirJohn Moore 362
ThechargeoftheAustrianlancers 253 Zante 365
PlanoftheBattleofCustozza 254 Planofthe BattleofNavarino 368
Badajoz 257 "Thebattlewasmaintained withunabatedfuryfor above
MapofSpainandPortugaltoillustratethePeninsularWar 260 fourhours" 369
"Thenext, theywereleaping, sliding, climbing" • . . 261 Navarino 370