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The Thin Red Line by Robert Gibb.
There is no retreat from here, men! said General Sir Colin Campbell (who at that moment may have said to have commanded the regiment in person) as he cantered along the front of the 93rd You must die where you stand To which some of the Highlanders replied cheerily Ay Ay, Sir Colin if needs be well do that.
Nearer and nearer the Russian Squadrons approached - the ground trembling beneath their horses feet, and gathering speed at every stride, they galloped on towards that thin red streak, topped with steel the Sutherland Highlanders awaited the onslaught of the enemys horsemen in line, without a movement in their ranks. I would not even form four deep! was the reply of Sir Colin, when remonstrated with for giving the Russians such a chance. Cool as if on Birthday parade The Sutherlands stood until their foes were within 600 yards, then down on their knees they dropped the front rank, and delivered a steady volley. But the distance was too great, and, though a few saddles were emptied, the Russians pressed forward unchecked. On they rode, till scarcely 200 yards separated them from the intrepid Highlanders. When the rear rank brought their Minies to the present and over the heads of their kneeling comrades pourd a withering fire into the enemys masses.
Shaken to their very centre, the Russian Squadrons fell back, but, encouraged by their gallant leaders, they determined to make one last bid for victory, and wheeling around, endeavored to turn the Highlanders right flank. here they were checkmated by the grenadier Company, which received the charge with such a volley, that the Russians went Files about and scampered off to seek the shelter of their guns.
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Alma Forward the 42nd by Robert Gibb.
The Black Watch advance up the slopes of the hills overlooking the River Alma, defeating the Russian defenders. A British Victory in the Crimean Campaign.
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Comrades by Robert Gibb.
A dying soldier of the Black Watch is supported by his comrade, while another stands to protect them, as the ranks of the Highlanders march on, after the battles at Sebastopol during the Crimean war.
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Comrades by Robert Gibb.
A dying soldier of the Black Watch is supported by his comrade, while another stands to protect them, as the ranks of the Highlanders march on, after the battles at Sebastopol during the Crimean war.
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Royal Artillery 10in Howitzers by Campion.
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Royal Artillery Field Batteries Taking up Position by Campion.
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Letters from Home by Robert Gibb.
Sutherland Highlander Officers, are shown in camp, reading letters from home, during the Crimean war.
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The Queen Bidding Farewell to the Guards on their Departure for the Crimea, 1854 by Harry Payne. (P)
From Battles of Her Majestys Reign, Published 1890.
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The Mission of Mercy. Florence Nightingale Receiving the Wounded at Scutari by Barrett. (GS)
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| The Thin Red Line by Robert Gibb
"There is no retreat from here, men!" said General Sir Colin
Campbell (who at that moment may have said to have commanded the regiment
in person) as he cantered along the front of the 93rd "You must die
where you stand" To which some of the Highlanders replied cheerily
"Ay Ay, Sir Colin if needs be we'll do that".
Nearer and nearer the Russian Squadrons approached - the ground
trembling beneath their horses feet; and gathering speed at every stride,
they galloped on towards that thin red streak, topped with
steel" the Sutherland Highlanders awaited the onslaught
of the enemy's horsemen in line, without a movement in their ranks.
"I would not even form four deep1" was the reply of Sir
Colin, when remonstrated with for giving the Russians such a chance. Cool
as if on "Birthday parade" The Sutherland s stood until their
foes were within 600 yards; then down on their knees they dropped the
front rank, and delivered a steady volley. But the distance was too great,
and, though a few saddles were emptied, the Russians pressed forward
unchecked. On they rode, till scarcely 200 yards separated them from the
intrepid Highlanders; When the rear rank brought their "Minies"
to the "present" and over the heads of their kneeling comrades
pourd a withering fire into the enemy's masses. Shaken to their very centre, the Russian Squadrons fell back, but,
encouraged by their gallant leaders, they determined to make one last bid
for victory, and wheeling around, endeavored to turn the Highlanders
right flank. here they were checkmated by the grenadier Company, which
received the charge with such a volley, that the Russians went "Files
about" and scampered off to seek the shelter of their guns.
Alma Forward the 42nd by Robert Gibb, The
Black Watch advance up the slopes of the hills overlooking the River Alma,
defeating the Russian defenders. A British Victory in the Crimean
Campaign. Comrades by Robert Gibb.
A dying soldier of
the Black Watch is supported by his comrade, while another stands to
protect them, as the ranks of the Highlanders march on, after the battles
at Sebastopol during the Crimean war.
Letters
from Home by Robert Gibb Sutherland Highlander Officers, are shown in camp, reading letters from
home, during the Crimean war.
The Mission of Mercy. Florence Nightingale Receiving the Wounded
at Scutari by Barrett British heroine of the Crimean War did much to improve
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The Reason Why by
Cecil Woodham-Smith
Cecil Woodham-Smith tells the extraordinary story behind one of the
most fantastic blunders in military history - the terrible and tragic
defeat of the famous Light Brigade during the Crimean War. From a mass of
unpublished papers, she has unearthed the devastating evidence as to why
more than five hundred men met death in a charge that has since become
immortal.
The key to the mystery lies far back in English tradition - in the
system of the British Army at the time and in the lives and personalities
of two unusual men, Lord Cardigan and Lord Lucan.
It was Lord Lucan who ordered the now legendary charge and Lord
Cardigan who led it. Both were men of noble birth - wealthy, handsome,
egocentric, and ruthless. At a time when war was the trade of the
aristocracy, these two, arrogant and unknowing, rose to high command in
the cavalry. Cardigan soon became a cause celebre in England.
Absolutely incapable of being civil to those under him, Cardigan's cruelty
to his men earned him the hatred of all England. Lord Lucan was a superior
soldier, but scarcely a more admirable personality. He valued human lives
not at all and at the height of the Irish famine threw hundreds off his
property there, razing their homes in the process. It is these tow men,
brothers-in-law and hated enemies, who are at the centre of Woodham-Smith's
fascinating story. Within them, and within the system that enabled them to
rise to military power lies a clue to the whole Crimean catastrophe.
Book serial number BK47. Price £17.95. Hard back with 286 pages.
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