THE FLANK MARCH. 17 But alr(;aily the Kussian soldiery who had uu- ciiAr. dergone this surprise were in flight along the [ great road, and in a direction which took them |heRuss"ian away from Sebastopol, and towards the town of ^"^t'^^"- Baktchi Seriii. Our cavalry continued to come lip, and by tliis time jMaude's troop of horse-artil- lery had not only got out of the forest, but had unlimbered some of their guns on the great road, and brought them to bear on a part of the enemy's waggon -train in a way which stopped its retreat.* In order to cover his Hank, Lord Eaglan dis- mounted some of the Greys, and caused them to take possession of the wood by the road's side. Our cavalry pressed forward, and at length Pursuit came up with a small rear-guard consisting of some twenty of the enemy's infantrymen. These faced about boldly, and delivered a volley at the faces of Lord Lucan and Lord Cardigan and their Staff, then riding in front of our horsemen ; but the Russians fired too high, and were presently, of course, overpowered, some running aside into the forest, others standing their ground so long that they failed to escape sabre cuts. When our cavalry had reached the crest from fit to tender an explanation of the way in which tlic iccoii- noitving cohimn h)st its place.
- To dislodge a body of Tiussians taking slielter behind a
fold of the hill, General Airey ordered Captain Shakespeare, R.A., to throw some shells in that direction. This Shake- spcare did, and his fire accelerated the enemy's retreat, cansing liim to abandon more baggage. VOL. IV. B
