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 144 THE BATTLE OF BALACLAVA. chap, to do, of some movements or attacks which were L executed by the 4th Dragoon Guards, by the Royals, by the 5th Dragoon Guards, and by Cap- tain Hunt's squadron of the Inniskillings, I pass simply, for the present, from our left to our right, without intending to represent that these nearly simultaneous operations took place, one after another, in that very order of time which would correspond with the order of narration. The 4th The 4th Dragoon Guards had not yet established gS" itself on the ground pointed out by Lord Eaglan's first order, when Colonel Hodge, its commander, became aware of the enemy's advance, and knew that his corps was to follow the squadrons which had already marched with Scarlett. He at once moved off in open column of troops, and the sub- sequent exigencies of the combat give an interest to the fact that he marched ' left in front.' Besides Lieutenant -Colonel Hodge, its com- mander, the officers of this regiment were Major Forrest, Captain Forster, Captain M'Creagh, Cap- tain Webb, Captain Eobertson, and five subalterns; namely, Brigstocke, the acting adjutant, M'Don- nel, Fisher, Muttlebury, and Deane. Whilst the regiment was clearing the south of the vineyard, it all at once came in sight of the vast dusky column of Eussian cavalry now streaked by the incursions of the redcoats. In- deed, those who looked from beneath were so favoured by the slope of the ground on which the column stood ranged, that from where he now rode with the 1st squadron of the 4th Dragoon Guards,