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XIV COiNTKNTS. Chapter VI. — continued. IV. The first measures taken on the Home Ridge, . Direction of the Russian cnnnonade, Havoc in the camp of I lie 2d Division, . The ease with which the Russians had thus far c enterprise, iried their 98 99 99 100 Till' iilau of defence conceived by Evans, The one adopted liy Pcnnefather, . 100 10] VI. The positions taken up by Penneiather's regiments, . . 102 Scantiness of the force left to defend the heights, . . . 103 These dispositions practically irrevocable, .... 104 Pennefather's control not sui^ev.seded by Lord Raglan's presence on the field, 105 VII. Lord Raglan's order to bring up guns from the siege-train i)ark. Id.; VIII. Soinionoff's intention at this time, . The Under-road Column, This defeated by a picket of the Guards, . Fordyee engaged in the Mikriakoff Glen, Defeat of the 1st Catherinburg battalion, Occurrence which tried Soinionoffs patience, Grant's encounter with a Russian column, Acceleration of the impending onset. 106 106 107 108 109 109 110 110 IX. Coiumencement ol'Soimonolf's attack, 111