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CONTENTS. Chapteu I. — continued. ix Lord Lucan, 93 The part taken by him after hearing of the advance of the Rus- sian cavalry, ......... 93 Meeting between Lord Lucan and General Scarlett, . . 95 The communications between them, 95 Lord Lucan's part in the attack 9b" Positions of the six squadrons at the moment anterior to Scar- lett's charge, 96 The numbers of the Russian cavalry confronting Scarlett, . 97 I telibcrate and well-executed manoeuvre of the Russian cavalry, 98 Their advance down the slope, 98 Their slackening pace, ........ 99 Their halt, 9y Surmise as to the cause of the halt, ..... 100 Deployment effected by the Russians on each flank of their column, .......... 100 Scarlett's task, 102 The great numbers of military spectators who were witnesses of the combat, 104 Distinctive colours of the uniforms worn by the Russians and the English dragoons, . . . . . . .104 The group of four horsemen now collected in front of the Greys, 105 Scarlett's deviation from the accustomed practice, . • .108 The order he gave his trumpeter, ..... Scarlett's advance, ....... His distance'- from Ins squadrons, ..... Russian officer in front of the column, Scarlett sweeping past the bridle-arm of the Russian officer, am driving into the column, ...... General Scarlett in the column, ..... Elliot's encounter with the Russian officer in front of the column, ......... The three horsemen riding with Scarlett, The ancient friendship between the Scots Greys and the Innis killing Dragoons, . ..... The distinguishing characteristics of the two regiments. . The temper of the Greys at this time, .... Unavoidable slowness of the advance in its earlier moments, Progress of the advance, ...... 109 109 109 110 111 112 112 11? 113 114 115 115 116