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 CONTENTS. XXIX CHAPTER VII. rH« HURRICANE OF THE 14TH OF NOVKWfBR. I. The cyclone of the 14th of November U2 Lord Raglan's sense of the disaster, 146 His measures,. . • .145 Lasting etlect of the liurricane upon the condition of our troops, 146 CHAPTER VIII. THE SUFFERINGS OF THE ARMIES DURING THE WIN! ER. L Sufferings of the Russian army, 1 48 IL Sufferings of the Allied armies, 1 49 General characteristics of the winter of 1854-55, in the south- west of the Crimea, 150 And of the state of the ground on the Chersonese,. . .150 The evils inseparable from an attempt to winter the Allied armies on the Chersonese without due preparation,. .150 The calamity aggravated by 'avertible' evils,. . . 151 in. The sufferings and losses sustained by the French army,. 151 Shelter, 152 Warm clothing, 152 Sufferings from cold, 152 Want of fuel, 153 The horses of the Frencli perishing fast from cold and want of food,. . • . • • • • . 1 53 Their means for land-transport crippled,. . . .153 The food of the French army,. . . . • .15-3 The commanding advantages tho French derived from their numerical sti-ength, ........ 154 Still their suflerings and losses verj' great, .... 156 Difficulties obstructing fair comparison between the French and the English, 156