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 BATILI': OF THE Al.MA. 91 EiglitGeii battalions of infantry* were still chap. jtosted upon the slopes of the Kourgane Hill. Of this force, the four Kazan battalions formed stood in front near the shoulders of the Great Tiedoiibt, and were supported by the four battalions of the Vladimir corps. On the right — proper right — of these troops, but somewhat refused, there were two of the Sousdal battalions, whilst more in ad- vance, and so placed as to form the extreme right of the Russian infantry line, there were the two remaining battalions of the same corps. Besides the masses thus pushed forward. General Kvetz- inski held in hand the four battalions of the Oug- litz corps as an immediate reserve, and posted them upon the higher slopes of the Kourgan^ Hill. On the right rear of these forces (after having come in from their skirmishing) there stood the two battalions of sailors. On the ex- treme right, and massed in colunnis at intervals upon the eastern and south-eastern slopes of the Kourgan^ Hill, there were twelve squadrons of regular cavalry, and eleven sotnias of Cossacks.f These bodies of horsemen were so placed that, whilst they covered the enemy's right and right rear, the Russian commander could, so to speak, ing the Kourgane Hill after the withdrawal of the two Don Cossack batteries. — See Appendix No. I. four Vladimir battalions, the four Sousdal battalions, and the four Ouglitz battalions, with also the two battalions of sailors. + These bodies constituted the whole of the Russian cavalry except the four squadrons which Prince Mentschikoff took with hira when he rode towards the sea, and having numbered 3600 at the first they now reckoned 2700. J.
 * The four Kazan (or Archduke Michael's) battalions, the