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CONTENTS. XVll Chapter VI. — continued. Coutinued advance of the remainiii<^ live battalions, . . 143 Their oveitiirow under a fin; of ca.se-sliot, .... 143 Their retreat pursued by foot-sohliers, 143 XVIII. Tiie state of the fight as seen at Hill Bend, . . . .144 Bellairs. His perception of the emergency, .... 145 Charge executed by Bellairs with his 18.3 men of the 4yth, . 146 Overthrow and retreat of the Kolivansk column, . . . 146 XIX. Array of 6600 Russians between the head of the Quarry Ravine and the Sandbag Battery, ....... 146 The sole English forces oi)posing it, ..... 147 Advance of two Borodino battalions, . . . . .147 Mauleverer's counter-advance with a wing of the 30lh Regiment, 147 His charge, . , . . . . . . . .148 Overthrow of the two Borodino battalions innnediately con- fronting him, . . . . . . . , .148 Retreat of all the four Borodino battalions, .... 149 XX. Advance of General Adams in person with the 41st Regiment, 14'j His defeat of the 4000 men before liini, ..... 149 The defeated body of 6600 iinally removed from the field of battle, 150 Circumstances under which the Taroutine and the Borodino regiments fought, 151 XXI. Comparison of numbers engaged during the 1st Period, . . 151 -Ind of those actively engaged in the decisive conllicts, . . 152 Inaction of the enemy's reserves, ...... 152 Ruiu of his 20 attacking battalions, 152