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INDEX. 369 night attack on the, 68, 69, 70, 72, 863, 364 ; ix. 95, 100 ct seq. Sellars, vi. 243. Semiakine, General, v. 45, 55, 5S. Separate article, the, of Emperor's plan, viii. 122. Seraskier, the, i. 163. Servia, i. 95 — privileges conferred on, viii. 324. Service in the field, the test of actual, V. 2— great advantage of England in this respect, ib. — the choice of cav- alry commanders by the Government, 3, 21. Severnaya, or North Side of Sevastopol, iii. 338 et seq , 362, 371 et seq. — the French objection to attack the, 375, SS9 ; iv. 2, 43, 120, 157, 305, 323 ; vi. 2-' ; ix. 227 and note. Seymour, Colonel Charles, at Inkcrman, vi. 25S— he is killed by the side of Cathcart, 262. Seymour, Colonel Francis, at the Alma, iii. 418 note — at Inkcrman, succeeds to the command of the Scots Fusiliers, vi. 20S — in the midst of the battle, ib — the measures he takes, ib. et seq. Seymour, Lord, vii. 317, 320 et seq , 329, 470. Seymour, Sir Hamilton, i. 55 — Minister at the Russian Court, 89, 90, 108, 148 — Nesselrode's communication to, on the dispute regarding the Holy Places, 179, 198 — his warnings to the Czar, 200; ii. 12-27, 141. Shadforth, Colonel, killed, ix. 176. 'Shadrach,' Lord Raglan's horse, iii. 1CS. Shadwell, iii. 264 ; v. 81. Shakespeare, Captain, iv. 17 note. ' Shegog,' v. 106, 113. Shell Hill, v. 3o9 et seq. ; vi. 35, 66 et seq., S3 et seq., 94, 98, 102, 106 ct seq., Ill, 137, 144 ct seq.. I ct seq , 1S6 ct seq., 203, 287, 301, 306, 311 ct seq., 359 et seq., 364 et seq. — engagement be- tween Dickson's guns and the Bat- teries on the, 376, 379, 382, 417 and note, 425 et seq. —the position, ad- vance by Armstrong over ground forming part of the, 434, 437, 443— the batteries, 444 — Lord Raglan's way of accelerating their withdrawal, 445 — last gun withdrawn from, ib., 456, 460, 4S0, 482. Shestakoff, iv. 324 note. Shewell, Colonel, v. 213, 23S, 239, 283, 2S4, 2S6, 296, 298— his charge, ib — defeat and flight of the Russian Lan- cers, 301— his retreat, ib., 311 note, 327, 331. Shields, Sergeant-Major, v. 156. Shipley, Captain, vi. 61 note. Shirley, Colonel, ix. 99, 114 — com- mended by Lord Raglan, 124. Shoumula, the entrenched camp of, ii. 44. VOL. IX. Shrines, Holy, i. 40— contest Tor the possession ol the, 13, 14, 46, 49,50 — delivery of the !<ey and the star, 53. Shumla, ii. 1S4, 203, 203. Slmte, Major, v. 156. Sick and wounded, the provision made by the French fur the care of the, vii. 126 — by the English, ib., 127. Sick-list diminishing, vii. 391. Siege batteries, the English, 17th of October, iv. 4S9. Siege batteries, the French, 17th of October, iv. 4S8. Siege, Changes in the Plan of the, Lord Raglan's insistence on : Memorandum of the 11th of Juue, ix. 274 — sent to the French headquarters, ib. — objections to plans involving attacks on the Great Redan, 275— more especially if the Fagstaff Bastion were not to be assailed, 276 — assaults on the Redan from a distance out of harmony with the new French design, 276, 279-2S3. Siege - gun ammunition, consumption of, viii. 1S1. Siege of Sebastopol, from the morrow of Inkerman to middle of the ensu- ing February: The allies now com- mitted to what might prove a long siege, viii. 1 — the task of defence now weighing upon their energies, 4 — their defensive works, 5 — the designs of the French still pointing to the Flagstaff Bastion, 6 — checked in carrying forward their approaches, they resort to mining, ib. — part taken at this time by the English in the work of the siege, 7 — the great strain put on their fortitude, 8— advantages conferred on the enemy by giving him time, 9 — Todleben's defences, II —his measures for averting attack, 13— petty sorties, 17 — novel contri- vance of the Russians in these sor- ties, ib. — indignation of French army, 18 — the enemy encountering our guards of the trenches, 20 — departure of Prince Napoleon, ib.— natural re- luctance of the French to alter their main plan of siege, 21 — C'anrobert's official letter to Lord Raglan, 25 — their ultimately reverting to the de- cision of the 'Three,' 27— envoy sent by Lord Raglan to th i Fren h head- quarters, 29— French plan approved by Lord Raglan, 31— imp I of plan, 32 — French mining o tions, 33 — Todleben's skill and power in the science of mining, 84 — pro- gress of mining and countermining operations, ib. — besieger's design shifting from Flagstaff Bastion to Malakoff, 37 — Canrobert's resolve to operate against I ho Malakoff, 3S— meditated attack on the Mamelon 2 A