48 THE BATTLE OF INKERMAN. CHAP. IV. Bosquet's clear per- ception of the enemy's real pur- pose. The rein- forcements which Bos- quet at intervals was able to bring to the field of Inkerman. menaces going on in the plain beneath him was by that time so clear that he cast off all remnant of doubt, and bent his whole thought to Mount Inkerman. He accordingly judged that, not- withstanding the refusal he had met with from Brown and Cathcart, his aid at the true seat of danger would be sooner or later invoked ; and he was still at the Telegraph expecting every moment a summons, when Colonel Steele, and also, it seems, some other English officers, came bringing him the assurance that the attack on Mount Inkerman had become serious, and in- timating that his support was there needed. Bosquet thereupon ordered Bourbaki to pro- ceed to Mount Inkerman with the same troops which once already before had been sent towards the Windmill.* At the same time he ordered that Bourbaki's troops should be followed by a battalion of the third Zouaves, as well as by a battalion of Algerines ; f and, a little later, he directed that General d'Autemarre should also bring forward towards the scene of conflict the other battalion of the 3d Zouaves, with both the battalions of the 50th Eegiment.J More than half§ of these 6000 troops || were not only des- tined to be in time for the fight, but to have an
- One battalion of the 7th L6ger, one of the 6th of the line,
4 companies of the Foot Chasseurs, together 2115, and 2 trooi)£ of horse-artillery. t 757 and 703, together 1460, and 2 hatteries.
- 703 and 1601, together 2304.
§ 3575 infantry ;ind 24 guns. 11 6263.
