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 CONTENTS. Xlll Chapter V. — continued. The plan in general conformity with the wish of the French Emperor ; and approved by Canrobert, Niel's task, .......•• The army of Canrobert kept secretly under restraint, The Emperor's plan put in course of execution, Concealment of the plan from the English, And of its ' separate article ' from Canrobert,. Impressions caused by the prospect of the Emperor's going to the Crimea, ......•• The concealment from Lord Raglan maintained with continued success, ......••• Greatness of the difference between the plan concerted with Lord Raglan by Canrobert, and the one framed by Niel, The all but inevitable consequence of imparting the Emperor' plan to Canrobert, ....... Disloyalty of the concealment practised against the English, Way in which the Imperial will was brought to bear on Can robert, ......-•■ No apparent reluctance on the part of Canrobert to be guided by his Emperor's wish, ...... Lengthened and baneful incumbency of the Emperor's plan, Explanations that might be appropriately given by Marshal Canrobert, .......•• The bare facts, ........ The light thrown by this chapter on Canrobert's successive 'abstentions,'. 132 121 122 122 122 123 123 124 125 127 129 129 130 130 131 131 132 CHAPTER VI. THE APRIL BOMBARDMENT. I. Expectations formed by those who were uninitiated in the secret of Niel's mission, ... . 183 II. Preparation for the April cannonade,. . • 135 Counter-preparations by the Russians, 136 Conditions placing the Russians at a disadvantage,. . .136