VI CONTENTS. Chapter I. — continued. IV. One of the advantages conferred on the enemy by giving him time, ........... 9 Todleben's means of drawing advantage from time, . . 9 As compared with the means which the Allied Engineers could command, ......... 10 Todleben's defences, . . . . . . . .11 His more strictly defensive measures, ..... 11 By his strictly defensive measures did he make the fortress secure ?.......... 12 His opinion, 12 Todleben's measures for averting attack, .... 13 His aggressive batteries, . . . . . • .14 His rifle-pits, .......... 14 His lodgments, ......... 15 His aggressive countermines, ....... 16 Petty sorties, ..... ... .17 The strain they put on the guards of the trenches, . . 17 Novel contrivance resorted to by the Russians when attacking the French in these sorties, ...... 17 Indignation of the French army, . . . . . .18 Generous concession to its feeling by Osten-Sacken, . . 18 The sorties always sooner or later repressed with due vigour, . 19 The French guards of the trenches compared with the English, 19 The enemy encountering our guards of the trenches, . . 20 Without discovering their extreme numerical weakness, . . 20 Departure of Prince Napoleon, ...... 20 VI. Natural reluctance of the French to alter their main plan of siege, . 21 Burgoyne's insistence upon the expediency of assailing the Malakoff, 22 The French at first adverse to his counsels, .... 23 But afterwards more willingly listening to them, ... 23 Acceptance of Burgoyne's opinion in a Conference of Three, . 24
