Despatches and Papers, relative to the campaign in Turkey, Asia Minor, and the Crimea, during the war with Russia in 1854, 1855, 1856 PDF
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1207 # DESPATCHES AND PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE CAMPAIGN IN TURKEY, ASIA MINOR, AND THE CRIMEA, DURING THE WAR WITH RUSSIA IN 1854, 1855, 1856, ILLUSTRATEDWITH ORIGINAL PLANS AND DRAWINGS, EXECUTED ATTHE TopographicalBranchofthe War Department, UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENCE OF COLONEL JERVIS, DIRECTOR. COMPILED AND ARRANGED BY Freder CAPTAIN SAYER, DEPUTY-ASSISTANT UTANT GENERAL, HORSE GUARDS. TO WHICH 15 ADDED A COPIOUS APPENDIX, CONTAINING NUMEROUS VALUABLE AND INTERESTING RETURNS AND STATISTICS CONNECTED WITH THE CAMPAIGN,MANYOFWHICH WERE PREPARED BY AUTHORITY, AND ARE NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME PUBLISHED. XMONDROIT. LONDON : HARRISON, 59, PALL MALL, 1857. Ott 630.18 HARVARD COLLEGE MAR 10 1904 LIBRARY Wolcott Fund LONDON: PRINTED BY HARRISON AND SONS, ST. MARTIN'S LANE. PREFACE. THE object in arranging this volume has been to compile from various sources a work which may be ofinterest to the military profession. The plans which have been selected illustrate the various positions occupied by the British Army during the most important portion of the campaign. Theaccuracy ofthe Returns may be relied on. The Despatches from Lord Raglan commence from the period at which the Army embarked from Varna Bay, and embrace the whole of the subse quent operations to the first assault on Sebastopol, on the 18th June, 1855. On the 25th June, Lord Raglan wrote his last Despatch, announcing the death of Major-General Estcourt, Adjutant-General to the Army. iv PREFACE. At nine o'clock, on the evening of 28th June, the Field Marshal Commanding the British Army ofthe East, breathed his last. A telegraphic message fromthe Government at home, appointed Major-General Simpson, then serv ing as Chief of the Staff, to the command of the Troops. His Despatches describe all the principal opera tions, from the 30th June, 1855, to the beginning ofNovember, including the Battle of the Tchernaya and the Fall ofSebastopol. When Major-General Simpson retired from the Crimea, Major-General Codrington, who previously had charge of the Light Division, was directed to take command of the Army, and he retained that position till the Declaration of Peace and the final evacuation ofthe Crimea. 1 8 P " N GalataBu A 1 " 1 9 9 ! . soaPaces DESPATCHES AND PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE CAMPAIGN IN TURKEY, ASIA MINOR, AND THE CRIMEA, DURING THE WAR WITH RUSSIA IN 1854, 1855 & 1856. No. 1.-Lord Raglan to the Duke ofNewcastle.— (Received September 30.) (Extract.) Varna, August29, 1854. THE embarkation is proceeding rapidly and successfully, thanks to the able arrangements of Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, and the unceasing exertions of the officers and men under his orders. It is impossible for me to express in adequate terms my sense ofthe value of the assistance the Army under my command derives fromthe RoyalNavy. Thesamefeeling prevails fromthe highest tothe lowest; from Vice-Admiral Dundas to theyoungest sailor, an ardent desire to co-operate by every possible means is manifest throughout; and I am proud of being associated with men who are animated by such a spirit, and are so entirely devoted tothe service oftheir country. No. 2.-Lord Raglan to the Duke ofNewcastle. (Received September 30.) Campabove Old Fort Bay, MYLORDDUKE, September 18, 1854. I DO myself the honour to acquaint your Grace, that thecombined fleets and their convoys appeared in the Bay of Eupatoria on the 13th instant, and inthe courseofthe B 2 EASTERN CAMPAIGN. [September23, following night proceeded some miles to the southward, wherethe Allied Armies commenced disembarking early in the morning of the 14th,-the French in the bay below Old Fort, the English in the next bay nearer to Eupatoria, -and before dark the whole of the British infantry, and some artillery,andmostoftheFrench troops, wereon shore. Shortlybefore dark, the weather unfortunately changed, and it became hazardous to attempt to continue landing eithertroops orguns. The surf on the beach impeded the operation the fol lowing morning; and since, on more than one occasion; but thanks to the great exertions of the Navy, under the able and active superintendence of Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, who was charged with the whole arrange ment, every obstacle has been overcome, and I am now enabled to report to your Grace that the disembarkations have been completed. I should not do justice to my own feelings, or to those of the troops I have the honour to command, if I did not prominentlybring to the knowledge of yourGrace, the deep sense entertained by all, of the invaluable services ren deredbyHer Majesty's Navy. The spiritbywhich both officers and men were animated, madethem regardless of danger, of fatigue, and indeed of every consideration but that of performing an arduous and important duty; and that duty they discharged to the admiration of allwho hadthe good fortune to witness their unceasing efforts to land horses and carriages, with the utmost expedition and safety, under frequently the most trying circumstances. I have, &c. (Signed) RAGLAN. No.3.-ViscountStratforddeRedcliffetotheEarlofClarendon. (Received September 30.) (Telegraphic.) Constantinople, September 23, 1854. THE entrenched camp of the Russians, containing 50,000 men, witha numerous artillery and cavalry, on the ELBY FMJewis Lt.Col. Dir." 19 "
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