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APPENDIX. 443 • laissera plus si cela continue un seul des anciens soldats du 2™^ ' corps ; le nombre des scorbutiques est 6norme. ' And then fol- lows an indication of what (as always in case of scurvy) was the cause of the malady, ' L'alimentation est plus que mediocre.' — ' Rapport,' p. 121. Note 38. — In December 1856, the French army of the East reached its greatest strength — viz., 145,000. Note 39. — A general officer, despatched one night by Lord Riiglan to Canrobert's quarters, had been so baffled by the pitchy darkness as to have to ride vaguely till he could see a light, and then approach it for guidance. He came upon a train of carts each laden with naked, dead bodies, and these bodies he presently saw shot out massively into large pits. Note 40. — ' Rapport, pp. 75, 76. Note 41. — Speaking of this winter time of 1854-55, the ' Rap- ' port ' says : ' Insucc6s chirurgical d6solant. ' . . . ' Diar- ' rh6es, dyssenteries, complications typhoides, et typhiques le plus ' souvent mortelles. M^me insuccte medical. Pendant les mois ' de Decembre 1854, Janvier et Fevrier 1855, les iasucces auraient ' pu Jeter les m6decins dans le d^couragement. Les soins assidus, ' les traitments les mieux indiqut's restaient impuissants. ' — ' Rap- « port,' p. 83. Note 42. — At the 'later period' indicated in the text, the French authorities became greatly dissatisfied with the state of their hospitals ; and our hospitals by that time having been brought to a high state of perfection, they frankly came to our people for counsel and guidance. Note 43. — The many authorities helping to warrant this con- clusion are well collected under the head of ' Hospitals,' sec. iv. p. 108, to the Index to Report of Sebastopol Committee. Of ' hospitals, ' as distinct from the regimental infirmaries and from the ambulances, the French army possessed first and last as many as 23, with room for 19,182 beds.— 'Rapport,' p. 103. Note 44. — ' Our men are on duty five nights out of six, a large 'proportion of them constantly under fire.' — Lord Raglan to Duke of Newcastle, 26th December 1854. The 46th was at one tune on duty no less than six nights out of seven. Note 45. — Lord Raglan always wrote with a studied modera- tion, but did not abstain from saying that our men were ' far