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 372 TUE FIKST day's M-VECII. CHAP, to figlit. He fights in line; and therefore, with XXT V 1 his moderate force of infantry and artillery, Lord llagian was able to resolve that, from whatever quarter the onset miglit come, he would be ready to meet it with a front of bayonets and field-artil- lery, extending along nearly two miles of ground. In order to be able, at a few minutes' notice, to show a front of this extent either towards the south, the east, or the north, Lord IJaglan kept each of his infantry divisions massed in close column, and he disposed his 1st, 2d, 3d, and Light Divisions in such a way that the whole body had both a front and a depth of two divisions. The distances between the divisions were so arranged that, without dislocation, they could form line either in front or towards the flank. The artillery attached to each division marched on the right or seaward Hank of the force to which it belonged. The advance-guard consisted of the 11th Hussars and the 13th Light Dragoons under Lord Car- digan. In rear of the small infantry advance- guard, which followed the liorsemeii, there marched a detachment of the Ifities in extended order. Then, on the right, came the 2d Division ; and, on the left, the Light Division. The 3d Division marched in rear of the 2d, and the Light Division was followed by the 1st Division. Of the 4th Division, the 63d liegiment and two companies of the 4Gth had been left (with a troop of the 4th Light Dragoons) to clear the beach at Kaniislilu ; but the remainder of the division, under Sir Geoi'ge Cathcart, marched in rear of the 1st Divi-