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36 BATTLE OF THE ALMA. CHAP. Canrobert, and the od Division under Prince Napo • leon. These two divisions advanced in the same alignment. The 4th Division, under General J^'orey, marched in rear of the 1st and 3d Divi- sions, and two Turkish battalions escorted the baggage. Disjiositiou The formation of Canrobcrt's and Prince Napo- boayot' Icon's Divisions was upon two lines. The first Uie French i-ip ,,... • r ^ ^ ^ i army. brigade of each division was in Iront and deployed into a line of columns, whilst the second brigade of each division followed the first brigade, and was massed with the regiments in column at section distance. The 4th French Division marched in the same order as the 1st and 3d Divisions, except that its leading brigade was not deployed. The artillery of each division was enfolded between its two brigades, of the Eng- On the immediate left of the French, Sir De lish army. . . Lacy Evans advanced with his 2d Division; and being close alongside of Prince Napoleon's troops, he caused his own men to adopt a similar order of march. He Avas followed by Sir Pdchard Eng- land with our 3d Division in column. The bat- teries belonging to each of these divisions inarched on its right or inner flank. Immediately on Sir De Lacy's left, the Light Division, preceded by Colonel Lawrence with a wing of the 2d Rille battalion in skirmishing order, moved forward under Sir George Brown.* The

  • In former Editions I was led into the mistake of substitut-

ing the name of Major Norcott for that of Colonel Lawrence, bj