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 368 INDEX. and received by the ships in passing the dill batteries, 862 advantage of Lyons's position, 304 — explosion on Fort Constantino, 866 — the whole fort silenced for a time, 367— en incnt of British ships with the hatteries, ib. — the combined a; i the French and English fleets, 360 — the great cannonade delivered by the allied line of battle, 37:3— the resist- ance of hard masonry, ib. — compar- ative harmlcssness of the seacannon- ade, 374 the power of the cliff guns against the English ships, 370 — havoc inflicted by the cliff guns, 379 — persistence of Lyons, 3S3 — his meas- ures for obtaining reinforcements, ib. — reinforcements from quarters not specially appealed to by Lyons, 384 — the Rodney aground, 389 — the Agamemnon hauling oil', 891 — sum- mary of what had been effected by Lyons with his in-shore squadron, 898— power of cliff battel ies as against ships, ib. — the French, and after- wards thi> English, tleet hauling off, 390— the Rodney hauled off, 39S— comments, 399 ct scq. dment: continu- ance of the bombardment carried on by tho English batteries, 4'20 — its effect, ib. — its effect upon the Redan and the defences in its rear, 423 — great explosion in the Redan, 425 — its effect, lh. — retreat of the Russian infantry posted near (lie Redan, 427 defenceless condition of the Redan, ib. — the opportunity there was for assaulting it, ib. — the state of the Redan, a fulfilment of Burgoyne's design, 42S — causes which prevented the Allies from seizing the oppor- tunity, 429 — prospects of tho Allies, 430 — reconnaissance sent by the Russians to .Mount Rodolph, 431 — conclusion of the cannonade for the day, ib. — its results, 432 — the rigidity which characterised the mixed coun- sels of the Allies, 433 — embarrassment resulting from the duality of the allied armies, 435 — the course to which Canrobert resorted, 436— the difference of opinion astocxped of an assault, 487— the omission of the Allies to push home their advan- tage becoming one more of the lost. occasions, 438 the great resources of the enemj disclosed, 440 — the I rench change their plan, 441 — the English Cannonade of the ISth Oc- tober, lb. death of Colonel Hood, 442— feat of Captain Peel, £6. — can- nonade of (lie 19th October, 443— the six successive days of cannonade which followed the I9tn October, 445 — measures for counteracting the French approaches, 446 — warning regarding the Chersonese winter, I Is — Lord Raglan's reception of the warning, 450 — steps taken by Lord Raglan, ib. — a Russian force dis- cerned at Tchorgoun, 451. Sebastopol, West Flank of, Fiohts on : strength of the troops about to be engaged, ix. 19 — attack and cap- ture of the Bay-head counter ap- proach, 20 — tho Cimetiere counter- approach, ib. — the Central Bastion under fire of the French siege-guns, ib. — attack and first capture of the Cimetiere, 21 — its recapture, ib.— third capture of the Cimetiere coun- ter-approach, ib.— fourth capture of the Work, ib.— fifth attack on the Work, 22— and its recapture by the French, 23— course afterwards taken by the French, ib. — signals from the Volokoff tower, 24— their effect on Prince Gortchakoffs determination, ib.— his decision, 25— night of the 23d: the Cimetiere counter-approach carried by the French, £6. — and trans- formed into a siege-work, ib. — losses on each side, ib. — ground on which t lie sacrifices made by Pelissier were justified, 20. Sebastopol campaign, state of the, in tho beginning of November 1854, vi. 1. Sebastopol Committee, its immense dis- advantage, vii. 829, 3S3. Sebastopol tleet, the, ii. 13— the port of the Crimea, ii. 224— the forts of, ib. — tho longing of the English to attack it, id.— Duke of Newcastle's zeal for the destruction of, 227— demand for the destruction of, 240— the land de- fences of, 254 — proposed siege of, 250 et scq.— the strength of, 261, 278— the Queen on the proposed attack on, 'j79 the guns of, 302— steps taken by French officers to stop the ex- pedition to, 310, 313 ct seq. — the English watching the harbour of, 335 —nature of the advance towards, 35S et seq. the retreat of the Russians from Alma towards, iii. 312. Sebastopol front, operations on the, vi. 51. Sebastopol garrison, announcement of death of Nicholas to, viii. 110. Sebastopol roadstead, vi. 04- the price- less, ix. 225. Sebastopol, Western, ix. 96. Sedaiges, C iptain, ix. 02, 05, C6, C9, 70, 79. Seliiy, Lieutenant, v. 31. Selin Pasha, death of. viii. 53. Selinghinsk battalions, the, vi. 162 et seq. Selinghinsk Redoubt, purpose of tho, viii. 65 — formation of the, 67 — French