THE OPENING OF THE SIEGE. 2-17 to push forward some of the infantry bailalions chap. X. to ground more near to the place ; and thus not only obtain for the Engineers better means of reconnoitring, but also assure prompt support to the working parlies in their endeavour to open trenches at a moderate distance from the enemy's works. The measure too was rendered desirable by that increased and increasing boldness with which, as we know already, the enemy was main- taining his outposts on ground far in front of the place. In order to give effect to that part of the vu. oi:t. measure which was to devolve uyjon the English Jan assei.i- ^ ^ liling his army. Lord Eadan, on the 7th of October, as- Divisional ^ ' o ' '^ Generals of sembled the Generals of his Infantry Divisions, luiantry, and announced to them what he wished to have done;* but they, some of them, spoke a good uieirresisu deal, and they were unanimous m opinion that, proposed . . 1 changes; M'lthout cover, they could not maintain an ad- vanced position but at a cost beyond what it would be right to risk.-f In declaring against the idea of putting his Division in a more advanced position, Sir George Brown suffered himself to become vehement. I do not suppose — indeed I know it could not have been — that his vehemence
- These Divisional Generals, it inaj' be remcmlieied, were
Sir George Brown, the Duke of Cambridge, Sir De Lacy Evans, Sir Richard England, and Sir George Cathcart. Taken liter- ally, Lord Raglan's words would indicate that he had called together all his Generals of Division, but I do not imagine that he meant to include the Commander of his Cavalry Division. + Lord Raglan to Duke of Newcastle, private letter, marked •Most confidential,' 8th October 185i.
