Despatches From Crimea Report Allied Progress and French Valor
Extracts from a despatch by Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons and General Canrobert describe fine weather aiding troops at Sebastopol, improved army health, and ample provisions. Reports detail French Legion actions, battalion valor, and coordinated efforts with English forces. Also notes French generals Pelissier and Niel, Tchernaya fortifications, and logistics including waggons and livestock shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Lyons
Admiralty
Edmund Lyons
England
Malta
Stewart
Balaklava
Lord Raglan
E. C. Lona
Secretary of the Admiralty
Canrobert
Sebastopol
2Nd Regiment
The
Foreign Legion
Chef de Bataillon
d’Heritler
Thomas
46Th
Dufour
Combeaud
Voltigeurs
Antexier
Conmel
Bruscan
Fusiliers Monnés
Bénezet
Boyer
Prince Napoleon
Dulac
Tchernaya
Tripier
Crimea
Omer Pasha
Varna
Black Sea
Simpheropol
Siege of Sebastopol and Crimea war plans outlined
The article reports on Crimean siege conditions with Allied and Russian positions. It outlines anticipated operations, blockade goals, and the need to close Sea of Azof access, disrupt Russian supply lines, and prepare flotilla action to starve Sebastopol into a successful assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crimea
Sebastopol
Tts
Sebastopol, Co
Morning Chronicle
The
Commissariat, &c
the Post
Black Sea
Simferopol
Perekop
Omer Pasha
Sea of Azof
Don
Rostoff
Sea of Azoff
Volga
Luger
Arabat
Putrid Sea
Toaka
Yanikalle
Kertech
Despatches From Lord Raglan Before Sebastopol
In a letter dated January 27 1855 Lord Raglan reports weather and conditions for the troops near Balaklava before Sebastopol. He notes fine days frosts at night calm winds and endurance challenges due to distance and transport.
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Lord Raglan
Sebastopol
Lord Duke
French Accounts Describe Troop Movements at Kamiesch
A Kamiesch roadstead letter notes the Imperial Guard detachment arriving aboard the Ripon on Sunday the 28th. Naval salutes and cries of Vive l Empereur greet the troops as they disembark and encamp. Further dispatches report Russian divisions, supply woes, and ongoing siege preparations around Sebastopol with deserters offering intelligence.
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Kamiesch
Moniteur de la Flotte
Imperial Guard
Ripon
Montebello
Marengo
Brunt
Duval
General de Salles
Luxor
Niel
France
Brest
Toulon
Sebastopol
the Alma
Inkerman
Tchornaya
Belbeck
Simferopol
Bakhtchi Serai
Eupatoria
Menschikoff
Osten-Sacken
Prince Menschikoff
Crimea
Constantinople
Crimea Intelligence Update Brief as of February 6
Intelligence from the Crimea reports up to February 6 noting no major events. A despatch from Admiral Bruat dated Kamiesch February 2 cites arrival of 1,350 soldiers and supplies. Russian night sorties resumed January 31 but were repulsed. Eupatoria roads in good order from frost. Omer Pasha to depart Varna for Eupatoria February 6 with Colonels Dieu and Simmons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crimea
Omer Pasha
Varna
Eupatoria
Dieu and
Simmons
Camp scraps from the Crimea report bold naval and army news
The Royal Victoria arrives with huts and supplies while Melbourne brings nurses and convalescents. Officers change commands from Sebastopol to Eupatoria as Balaklava works and road repairs unfold. Sanitation, transport reform, and labourers from Croatia are noted amid vivid camp scenes and anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Victoria
England
Melbourne
Knox
Scots Fusilier Guards
Rifle Brigade
Peel
Naval Brigade
Sebastopol
Eupatoria
Diamond
Balaklava
W. Keane
Royal Engineers
Elphinstone
Hall
M'‘Gill
Beatty
Railway Department
Trent
Death Toll in Crimea Hospitals and Ships Reaches 191
A published list counts 191 deaths in the Crimea from January to January 30, with 150 in Scutari hospitals and 41 on ships. Causes include dysentery, diarrhoea, fever, gelatin, and catarrh or wounds. The Morning Post and Daily News urge government casualty returns from hospitals, noting current figures reach light only through indirect channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crimea
Scutari
Morning Post
Daily News
War Office
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Lis
Grace the Duke of Newcastle
Fellowes
Constantinoples
Commissariat
Baalaklava
Tom Taylor
Board of Health
Sphinx
Lord Stratford de Redcliffe
Smith
Derriman
Caradoc
Raglan
Skead
Pacific
Sebastopol Heights
Jack
Colin Campbell
Staff Mounted Corps
Colin
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