xii CONTENTS. Chapter "V". — continued. The fire of the English guns, 98 Crippled state of the enemy's works concerned in opposing the French, .......... 98 The less injured state of those opposing the English. 98 The time for the bayonet come, .... 99 IV. Plan and preparatives for the assault, ..... 99 Attack and seizure of the two White Redoubts, Seizure and abandonment of the Zabalkansky battery. The Russians throwing forward two battalions of their Moroum regiment, ...... Movement by Colonel d' Orion under Bosquet's orders, His overthrow of the two Morouui battalions, 400 Russians surrendering, French soldiery far out in front, Fruitless advances of Russian troops, Their reported achievements, . VI. The Kamtchatka Lunette to be attacked by the French, 5.30 p.m. The French troops harangued by Bosquet, Their advance in a state of warlike etl'crvescence, The Vivandicre, ....... The Lunette attacked by the French, Their first capture of the Work, Their impetuous advance on the Malakoff, Their retreat when attacked in strength by General Khrouleff, Khroulefi's recapture of the Kamtchatka Lunette, . General Bosquet's measures, ...... Second and definitive capture of the Lunette by the French, The Malakoff judged by Todlebeu to be hi imminent danger, VII. 100 101 101 102 102 102 103 103 103 106 IOC 107 107 109 109 110 110 111 112 112 112 'The Quarries,' ......... 113 The enemy's measures of defence, ...... 114