War dispatches from Sebastopol siege May 1855
Correspondence from Crimea up to May 12 details idle trench conditions and limited firing by the besieging forces. Reports from Raglan and Panmure describe repulsed attacks, casualties including Captain Edwards and several sergeants, and inaction due to heavy rains and poor weather. Five squadrons of the 12th Lancers arrive aboard the Himalaya.
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Brevore Sebastopol
Williamson
Gubbins
Rochfort
Arnold
4Th Foot
Bosphorus
Raglan
P.S
12Th Lancers
Parimure
Brrorx
de la Marmora
Balaklava
Kazatch Bay
Himalaya
Alexandria
Trollope
Mundy
Turner
Royal Fusiliers
Jordan
34Th Regiment
Woronzow Road
Edwards
68Th Foot
Panmure
Desperate clash as Russians and 68th clash outside lines
Desperate fight between Russian forces and the 68th outside the lines ends with heavy losses. Captain Lloyd Edwards and six 68th soldiers killed. twenty two wounded. Russians repulsed. wounded taken prisoner. Weather worsens with rain and mud.
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68Th
Macbeth
Hamilton
Lloyd Edwards
Crimea Day by Day Battle Reports From May Advances
Journal notes heavy shelling and musketry as Russian forces attack left of the right attack near Inkerman. British and French batteries reply and the Russians retreat with losses while field officers and regiments sustain casualties amid harsh weather and muddy camps.
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Weekly Chronicle
Inkerman
Careening-bay
Army in Crimea Sees Improved Sanitary Care and Readiness
A recent circular notes tents replaced by airy barracks and infirmaries to prevent ambulance congestion. April figures show 5 600 men in ambulances and 1 064 to 1 899 convalescents ready for discharge while siege actions increase wounded intake. The Crimea force remains capable of its assigned mission.
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The
Crimea
A Russian Sortie Reported By The Times Correspondent
The Times correspondent describes a midnight Russian sortie against the front lines, with heavy musketry, electric-like flashes, and vivid impressions of front-line combat near the Third and Fourth Divisions. He notes dense darkness, violent exchanges, and the evolving line as troops maneuver under fire.
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The
Times
Inkerman
Expedition to Kerch Returns After London Orders
The Crimea week correspondence reports the sudden 6th day return of a 40-ship, nearly 12 000 man expedition aimed at Fort St Paul and Kerch. The fleet halted near Kamiesch Point after a signal, recalling forces by a misinterpreted telegraph message from Lord Raglan and General Canrobert. Sir Edmund Lyons is said to be unwell from chagrin over the abortive expedition.
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Crimea
Herald
Sys
Kertch
Admiral Lyons
George Brown
Brunt
Lord Raglan
Kerth Straits
Kamiesch Point
Fort St. Paul
Kerteh
Sea of Azoff
Balaklava
Kerth
Lord Ragland
Canrobert
Edmund Lyons
Hue and Cry from the Crimea Printed in English 1855
An officer shares a Crimean Hue and Cry listing missing men and found items from the 93rd Regiment and other units. Notices include a reported death of Henry Price, a bay pony, a pony with marks, a hunting spur, a book and certificate, a jeweled eyepiece, and scattered patrol items. Applications directed to the Adjutant-General and related officers.
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Crimea
Police
England
Henry Price
Times
Gravesend
Liest
93Rd
Grimston
93Rd Regiment
J. Cook
Adjutant-General’s Office
Adjutant-General's Office
Balaklava
Shaw
Batt. R.A
Sanitary measures and daily life amid the Crimean siege
The Paris Moniteur reports on troop health and camp sanitation, including airier tents, lime-kilns, and constant screening of burials. It notes Miss Nightingale and M. Soyer visiting Sebastopol camps, the Sardinian delegation, and ongoing health, weather, and discipline updates as the siege continues.
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Paris
Crimea
Board of Health
England
Constantinople
W. Unsworth
Balaklava
Almy
Commissariat
Arnold
General Hospital
Lord Raglan
Sebastopol
Inkerman
M. Soyer
Castle Hospital
Miss Nightingale
Scutari
Lamora
Governato
John Grame
19Th Regiment
L’or
Richard Morgan
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Voronzoff Road
Voronzoff
Lawrence
90Th
Fariday
Royals
Omer Pasha
49Th
Corban
Savanpay Monnina
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