Siege Reports From Sebastopol Depict Loss and Command Change
Lord Raglan's despatch notes Major-General Estcourt's cholera death and recommends Lt-Col the Hon. W. L. Pakenham to head the Adjutant-General's department. General Simpson reports Raglan's death and assumes command. Casualties listed. mention of French cooperation and troop movements at Balaklava and Malakoff. warnings on flag of truce regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Raglan
Sebastopol
Estcourt
WL. Pakenham
Adjutant-General’s Department
Army
Simpson
Malakoff
Sir George Brown
England
13Th Light Infantry
Balaklava
James Simpson
Lord Panmure
Baltic Flags of Truce Regulated by Russians and Allies
Correspondence from June 1855 shows Admiral Penaud and Admiral Dundas disputing limits on flags of truce at Cronstadt Sweaborg and Revel. The Russian minister insists on three fixed points for messages while French and British leaders denounce the restriction as risking war harms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tourville
Cronstadt
Monsieur l’Amiral
Tolboukin
Duke of Wellington
Dundas
Russia
Baltic
Sweaborg
Revel
St. Petersburg
the Baltic
Prnaup
Monsieur
Admiral Dundas
Miles S.E
North
Olbonkin
Mperor
France
England
Tornea
Libau
Museum at Kertch letter from Admiral Bruat on preserved artifacts
On board the Pomone Bruat reports abandonment of Kertch by Russian troops and pillage by local marauders. The Phlegeton sealed urns and bas-reliefs, with chests placed aboard. He asks the French Minister of Marine guidance on handling the salvaged objects and notes limited remaining value and minor losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kertch
Admiral Bruat
Montebello
Museum of Antiquities
Kerth
Kerthh
Phlegeton
Tum, &c
Bruar
Death of Field Marshal Raglan Shocks Crimean Army
Reports from the Crimea detail the illness and death of Field Marshal Lord Raglan on June 26, with observers noting his long hours at desk work and limited rest. Diary entries describe his weakening condition, allied trench advances, and ongoing battery work as the campaign proceeds amid cholera cases and heavy rain.
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Crimea
Duny
Lord Raglan
Anade
Estcourt
George Brown
Shim
Alexander
Prendergast
Steele
Royal Albert
Kusatch Bay
Simpson
Raglan
Kamptschatka
Selenghinsk
Careening Bay
Sapone
Bay of Inkermann
Mount Sapone
Careeuing Vort
Also Mentioned on This Page
Monsieur Pomiral
Prince Basin
Admiral Penaud
Penaud
Fort Paul
Hollandia Fay
Fort Nichols
Inticeitee Pain
Fitzpatrick
Estcoart
W. Pakenham
Redan
Omer Pachalay
Mackenzie
10Th Iussars
Charles Bowles
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