A Further Question— Views of the Emperor and his Generals— Fresh Operations — Destruction of the Docks — The Government's Wish to push on — Excellent State of the British Army — The Emperor and the Queen — New Proposal of Russia — Good Faith of Louis Napoleon — The Treaty of Peace — Strength of the British Army-VrKTjResults of the War— Russia repudiates the Treaty later— England retains Interest in the Crimea — The Graves of the Crimea — All that remains of the War,.289
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
PORTRAIT OF LORD RAGLAN, ..... Frontispiece
MAP OF PART OF THE CRIMEA, ...... 35
PLAN OF THE BATTLE OF THE ALMA, ..... 47
MAP OF THE CHERSONESE UPLAND, 75
PLAN OF SEBASTOPOL, ....... 89
PORTRAIT OF GENERAL TODLEBEN, ..... 90
PLAN OF THE BATTLEFIELD OF INKERMAN, -135
PORTRAIT OF THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS, .... 216
COUNCIL OF WAR BEFORE THE ASSAULT OF THE MAMELON, . 248
t* The plates oj Lord Raglan and the Cotmcil of War arc cngraijed by permission of Messrs Henry Graves & Co.
THE WAR IN THE CRIMEA.
EVENTS WHICH LED TO THE WAR IN THE CRIMEA.
Why Russia covets Constantinople — Why other Powers oppose her Desire— Why the Time seemed Favourable — The Czar's Confidence in his Design — The Quarrel of the Churches — The Sultan accedes to the Czar's Claim — Russia puts forth Fresh Pretensions — The Vienna Note — Turkey declares War with Russia — How England was drawn into War — How the Czar was misled into War — His False View of the English Spirit — England supports Turkey — Why Louis Napoleon joined with England — Result of sending Allied Fleets to the Bosphorus — Russia chafes the Western Nations — France and England declare War — The War at first on the Danube — Austria's Summons to the Czar — The Russians leave the Danube — The Allies turn their Designs to the Crimea — Feeling excited in England.
IN considering the Empire of Ru