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 DISPOSITION FOE ASSAULT. U9 for the French than they found they could do for CHA P. themselves. They of course poured the lire of their siege-guns on the work of 'the Quarries' — English.' the work they meant to assault — and they wrought a crood deal of havoc on the nearest supporting work, that is, the Great Redan;* but they could not so cripple the numerous and powerful batteries in this part of the Karabelnaya as to prevent the enemy's gunners from disputing any hold they might take of the Work they were minded to seize. All, however, agreed that the cannon had now The time for ° the bayonet done its work, and that what must come next come, was — the bayonet. IV. Pelissier and Lord Raglan determined to as- pianand i i i. ,i preparativei sault at almost the same time the whole or the for the as- counter-approaches which still in the Karabel- naya affronted the now strong besiegers. The attack on the part of the French was to be effected in strength by portions of the 2d, 3d, 4th, and 5th Divisions of the 2d Corps commanded by Bosquet ; on the part of the English, by detach- ments from the Light and Second Divisions, sup- ported (at night) by the G2d Regiment, and entrusted to Colonel Shirley of the 88th, then acting as the general officer in command of the trenches. For counsel in matters best known to Engineer officers, Colonel Shirley had with him
 * Todleben, vol. ii. p. 315.