CONTENTS. XV Chapter VI. — continued. Sir Gerald Graham, . . . . . . . .156 His account of what the battery confronted, .... 156 The fight, 158 The losses sustained in Oldershaw's battery, . . . .169 General Dacres, . . . . . . . . .171 His words to Oldershaw, . . . . . . .171 An order given out by mistake, . . . . . .171 And the touching incident to which it gave rise, . . .172 VII. Ground for laying full stress on the fight of the 13th of April, 173 Sir Gerald Graham, . . . . . . . .174 His judgment of Oldershaw's fight, . . . . .175 VIII. Both the advanced Nos. VII. and VIII. batteries got ready for fighting on the morning of the 14th, . . . . .175 Engagement of the No. VII. battery under Captain Henry on morning of the 14th of April, . . . . . .175 Simultaneous engagement of the No. VIII. battery, under Captain Walcott, on the morning of the 14th, . . .178 The engagements in the Nos. VII. and VIII. batteries on the 14th continued by the reliefs until dark, . . . .180 IX. What put limits on the bombardment, . . . . .181 Consumption of siege-gun ammunition, . . . . .181 Losses of men sustained by the Allies in the artillery conflict, 182 Large proportion of the losses sustained by our sailors, . .182 Their ways whilst manning a battery, . . . . .182 X. The defenders of Sebastopol, . . . . . . .183 Their Easter festivities mingling with the fights in the bat- teries, 183 The fortitude they needed for their task, . . . .184 Their want of ammunition, . . . . . . .184 The sacrifices they had to make in order to be ready to meet assaults, .......... 184 The heroism of their defence at this time, .... 185
