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Its sudden discovery of a great opportunity,
March of the Heavy Dragoons towards Kadiköi,
Cause which induced Scarlett to dispense with precautions,
Ground which had been reached by the Inniskillings and Greys,
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And by Scarlett,
Sudden appearance of the enemy's cavalry on the left flank,
Decision to be come to by a commander of cavalry as to the place
Part taken by Lord Lucan after hearing of the advance of the Rus-
sian cavalry,
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Position of the six squadrons immediately before the charge,
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CHAPTER V.-continued.
He seeks to provide a force which might in some degree counteract
those outflanking him,
Step taken for that purpose,
Importance of seizing the occasion presented by the enemy's halt, .
Anxiety of Lucan and Scarlett for the commencement of the charge,
Step taken by Lord Lucan for accelerating it,
Hopelessness of shaking the Russian cavalry by the means on which
cavalry are accustomed to trust,
No one questioned that the intended attack was right,
Numbers of military spectators who witnessed the combat,
Distinctive colours of the uniforms worn by the Russians and the
English,.
The group of four horsemen in front of the Greys,
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Scarlett waiting for the prolongation of the line towards his left,
Custom which requires that a commanding officer of cavalry shall
head a charge,
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In general the practice does not exact such a task as Scarlett under-
took,
Distance at this time between Scarlett and the enemy's column,
Mode in which squadrons are usually moved from a halt to a charg-
ing pace,
Extent to which he was in advance of his men when he reached the
The three horsemen with Scarlett engulfed in the column,
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Ancient friendship between the Scots Greys and the Inniskillings, .
Those who charged with the second squadron of the Inniskillings,.
The three hundred' received into the enemy's column,
To the spectators they seemed extinguished in the mass they had
penetrated,
They had really found comparative security by driving into the
column,
Physical advantages available to the respective combatants,
Circumstances tending to affect their temper and spirit,
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Nature of the conflict whilst the three hundred' remained locked
in the column,
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The Scots Greys,
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Nature of the ascendancy which seemed to be exercised by the
This close fighting not greatly destructive to life or limb,
The tendency of the 'three hundred' to work their way counter to
the front of the enemy's squadrons,
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Some attained to the rear of the column,
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Back current of Scots Greys cutting their way from the rear to the
front,
By some their retrograde movement was thought to indicate a re-
mission of their attack,
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It began to seem likely that mere time would tell against the few,
Irresistible swaying of the column,
Some of the three hundred' now hardly ventured to hope for
The order in which the operations of our supports are about to be
The melley formed in the part of the column attacked by the 5th
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Captain Forster was charging the right flank of the column,
And Colonel Hodge was driving through it from flank to flank,
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Difficulty of assigning the immediate cause of the change which now
Direction in which Scarlett had cut his way out of the column,
Except the Greys and Royals, none of the regiments had attempted
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to rally, .
Importance of preparing for an encounter with fresh troops,
Praises addressed to the Greys and to Lucan by Campbell,
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Means needed for bringing on the Russians the full consequences of
their defeat,
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Surprise with which the neutrality of the brigade was observed,
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The cause which palsied it,
Question whether the miscarriage resulted from causes which could
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be guarded against in future wars,
Kind of experience which tends to prevent men from putting sensi-
ble constructions on orders,
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Effects of combining the military experience of peace-time with
advanced age and a narrow disposition,
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Wantonness of the error committed in entrusting high command to
peace-service officers,
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Incident making the error more signal,
Lord Cardigan's error an instance of the effect likely to be brought
about by this practice,
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By bringing into contrast Lord Cardigan and Captain Morris,
Lord Lucan's message to Lord Cardigan,
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VII.
Lord Raglan's instantaneous perception of the new phase into which
the battle had passed,
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Change wrought in the position of the Russians by the defeat of
their cavalry,
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Lord Raglan's purpose,
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Circumstances under which he determined to appeal to his cavalry,
The third order,
Impatience and anger amongst men of the Headquarter Staff,
Preparations of the Russians to carry off the captured guns,
The fourth order,
Position of the Russian army when Nolan reached Lord Lucan,
Intention of Liprandi at this time,
Lord Raglan's perfect apprehension of the state of the battle,
Task which invited the enterprise of our cavalry,
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