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uo BATTLK OF Till: AIM.K. CHAP 1. Time was lapsing' No siiiipoit t>rout;!it by the two battnilioiis which rt'tiiaiiu-'l uiwler UulkT. The cause of this. the river, it was luuveil forward ; and since the ground presented inore obstacles towards our left than towards our right, the brigade fell naturally, and without design, into direct dchelou of regi- ments. The 42d was in advance ; on the left of that regiment there was the 03d, somewhat re- fused ; and on the left of the Olid, but still fmther refused, there came the 79th. But already there was nearly an end of the precious moments in which it was possible for the 1st Division to bring an effective support to the troops in the Great Eedoubt. Nor did General Buller succeed in bringing his battalions to the rescue. We saw that the 19th liegiment had slipped from his control and joined with Codrington's brigade in storming the redoubt. The two battalions which remained in his power were the 88th and the 77tli Regiments, lie was in person with the 88th some way above the bank of the river ; and the 77lh, under the orders of Colonel Kgerton, was on the extreme left of the English infantry line. The 88th and the 77tli were not at this time under lire ; but before them, at somewhat long distances, there were heavy columns of Russian infantry ; and the enemy's horsemen, though not, it seems, visible at this moment, were known to be hovering on the left front of the English line. Buller, however, had not yet apprehended that the Russians were preparing any enterprise against his left flank ; and when he saw how matters stood in the redoubt, he rightly determined to advance at