XXXIX. — The Monastery of Saint George and Capo Fiolente, looking West... 164
XL. — The Lighthouse at Cape Chersonese, looking South...... 165
XLI. — Disembarkation of the Expedition to Kertcli at Kaniish Burun, and ihe Blowingup of St. Paul's Battery........... 166
XLIL- — Fortress of Yenikale, looking towards the Sea of Azoff..... 167
XLIIL— Kertch from the North 169
XLIV. — Straits of Yenikale, with the Bay and Town of Kertch, from the old Fortress of Yenikale 174
XLV. — Funeral Cortege of Lord Raglan leaving Head-quarters 174
^-XLVI. — The Town Batteries, or Interior Fortifications, of Sebastopol. From tlie advanced Parallel of Chapman's Attack, 23rd June, 1855.... J76
XLVII. — Burning of the Government Buildings at Kertch, 9th June, 1855.. 177
XLVIII. — Interior of Lord Raglan's Head-quarters. A Council of War.... 178
XLIX.— Camp of the Fourth Division, July 15th, 1855 179
L.— Cavalry Camp, July 9th, 1855 180
LI. — Camp of the Light Division from the ^Voronzotl■ Road 180
LII.— Camp of the Third Division, July 9th, 1855.181
^vJjIII. — Sketch in the Interior of the Mamelon Vert, looking South..... 182
LIV.— Battle of the Tchernaya, 16th August, 1855 182
L^'. — Valley of the Tchernaya, looking North 184
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LVI. — Balaklava, shewing the state of the Quays and the Shipping in May, 1855. 185
LVII. — Cape Aiya, looking North, towards Balaklava....... 186
LVIII.— The Valley of Baidar from near Petroski's Villa, looking East.... 186
LIX.— The Attack on the Malakoff 188
— LX. — The Interior of the Redan, taken from the left face, looking towards the Salient angle looking South 189
LXI. — Church in the rear of the Redan, looking North, shewing the effects of Shot and Shell. • 190
LXII. — Sebastopol from the rear of Fort Nicholns, looking South 190
LXIII. — The Investiture of the Order of the Bath, at the Head-Quarters of the British
Army before Sebastopol 191
LXIV. — The North Side of the Harbour of Sebastopol, from the top of the Harbour,
LXV.— Ditch of the Bastion du Mat 193
LXVI. — Docks at Sebastopol, with Ruins of Fort St. I'aul...... 194
LXVII. — Interior of the Malakoff, with remains of the Round Tower.... 196
LXVIII.— Kamiesch 198
LXIX.— Interior of Fort Nicholas 199
LXX. — Public Library and Temple of the Winds 201
LXXI. — Quarantine Cemetery and Church, with French Battery No. 50... 202
LXXII.— The Admiralty, Sebastopol 202
LXXIII. — Hospital and Cemetery at Scutari.... 204
LXXIV. — A Ward in the Hospital at Scutari 206
LXXV.— Church of St. Peter and St. Paul 207
LXXVI. — Sebastopol from Ancient Kherson and Ancient Church of St. Vladimir.. 208
LXXVII.— The Redan, and advanced Trenches of the British Right Attack...211
LXXVIII.— Ditch of the Malakoff, Gervais Battery, and Rear of the Redan... 212
LXXIX.— Mine in the Bastion du Mat 213
LXXX. — Bastion du Mat from the Central Bastion 214
PREFACE
TO THE HISTOEICAL SKETCH OF THE CAMPAIGN IN THE CEIMEA, AND TO THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS.
"TN offering to the Public the following pages, designed to illustrate Mr. Simpson's series of drawings of the " Seat of War in the East," the Author is fully conscious how far his humble efforts fall short of what is due to the merits of these admirable productions, and to the genius of the accomplished artist. He is no less sensible that the slight historic sketch of the principal events of the War, from its commencement up to the middle of last winter, which forms the earlier portion of the Work, is but a too inadequate tribute to the bravery, the endurance, and the self-devotion of the noblest and most glorious Army which ever poured forth its blood in defence of the liberties and of the honour of England. But, whatever may be his short-comings in these and other respects, he will feel that he has not written quite in vain if he shall have succeeded in throwing one additional ray of light on the spirit-stirring and pathetic story, every detail of which has an absorbing interest for millions of his fellow-countrymen, and in cancelling one fraction of the vast debt of gratitude which England owes to the most chivalrous and heroic of her sons.
This brief historical narrative of the leading events of the Campaign was commenced in the first division of the work, and in the second
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division is carried down to the fall of Sebastopol, an event which terminated at once the Campaign and the War.