6 THE FLANK MARCH. CHAP, ground being woudhuul, he was to be suppoit- '. ed by a battalion of the liilles, under Colonel Lawrence. Upon reaching ^Mackenzie's Farm, Lord Lucan was to abstain from moving troops into the great road; but his instructions enjoined him to watch it both ways — that is, in the direction of Sebastopol on one side, and Baktchi Seriii on the other, lie was to leport to Lord llaglan the result of his observations.* According to an indication given by the maj>s, there was a narrow lane or woodhmd road which led to Mackenzie's Larm ; and in order to leave that route clear for the cavaliy and artillery, our infantry were to make their way through the forest by following, as ships do at sea, the guid- ance of the mariner's compass. The direction in ^vhich they were to move was south-south-east from the point where the compass would first be needed. Lord Kaglan in person proposeil to move for- waril in the general line of nuirch until he should find himself on the commanding heights which overhang the head of the Sebastopol roadstead ; but then, taking with liim liis escort — a troop of light - horse — he intended to reconnoitre the ground, and to determine with his own eyes whether there was anything in the nature of the country, or in the visible preparations of the enemy, which might nudvc it expedient to with- draw from the undertaking of the tlank marcJi, or to alter the way of effecting it. If he should
- :See the wiittL'ii instruction in the Appeiidi.x.
