Six months at Sebastopol, selections from the journal and correspondence of G. Ranken, by W.B. RankenCharles Westerton, 1857 - 156 sider |
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Side 15 - But here, - above, around, below, On mountain or in glen, Nor tree, nor shrub, nor plant, nor flower, Nor aught of vegetative power, The weary eye may ken. For all is rocks at random thrown, Black waves, bare crags, and banks of stone...
Side 52 - The supports or reserves, ordered to follow, struggled up in inefficient disorder, but were unable to press into the work, as the men in advance, occupying the salient, refused to go on, notwithstanding the devoted efforts of the officers to induce them to do so. Whether it was that they dreaded some secret trap, or some mine which would destroy the whole of them at...
Side 52 - ... men in advance, occupying the salient, refused to go on, notwithstanding the devoted efforts of the officers to induce them to do so. Whether it was that they dreaded some secret trap, or some mine which would destroy the whole of them at once ; whether it was that the long and tedious...
Side 49 - ... in the event of my being either killed or wounded. These arrangements being made, I awaited the signal to advance ; silently calling upon God to aid and assist me in doing my duty, and, if it were His will, to preserve my life. Suddenly there was a shout that the French were attacking the MalakofF. I looked over the parapet, and saw them rushing up the salient ; they were apparently unresisted. The French flag in a minute was seen waving on the ramparts. All this happened so instantaneously that...
Side 53 - What brought matters completely to a crisis I have never exactly ascertained ; I heard, directly after I regained our trenches, that three officers of the 41st, after vainly striving to induce the men to advance, rushed forward together, and were all three shot down like one man by the cross-fire of the Russians behind their parados. This was the turning-point, according to this account, of the men's indecision ; they wavered and fled.
Side 138 - Buildings on Thursday evening last. The accident occurred at the south-western corner of the edifice, and has been related to me as follows : — A mine having failed to explode, and some...
Side 49 - ... advance till a decided success had been achieved ; but, as it were in a second, the dreaded Malakoff had fallen into the hands of the French. Our men could no longer be restrained ; before there was time to get the ladders to the front, and before the sappers could advance to cut away the abattis, they rushed in a straggling line over the parapets, and dashed onwards towards the salient. I hurried up my sappers as fast as I could, shouting to them till I was nearly hoarse, and ran forward with...
Side 49 - Our men could be no longer restrained; before there was time to get the ladders to the front, and before the sappers could advance to cut away the abatis, they rushed in a straggling line over the parapets, and dashed onwards to the salient. I hurried up my sappers as fast as I could, shouting to them till I was nearly hoarse, and ran forward with them and the ladder party, with a drawn sword in my hand (my scabbard and belt I left behind). In the hurry and confusion, many ladders were left behind....
Side 139 - The body was not extricated until past 8 o'clock on Friday morning. The unfortunate officer was buried yesterday, with military honours, at the Engineers' Cemetery, Left Attack. He was followed to the grave by General Eyre, commanding the Third Division ; by Colonel Lloyd, commanding the Royal Engineers ; and by a large number of officers of his own corps and of other arms. Major Ranken, as you will doubtless remember, commanded the ladder party in the attack on the Redan. He was a most promising...