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fate of poor Captain H . : one man thought he had seen him drop on the salient of the Redan . I wandered about for some time endeavouring to gain some intelligence of him and of the colonel , but in vain .
The wounded m the mean time were being rapidly carried in . Night was now fast approaching , and having had quite enough of the assault , I determined to return to poor Kate and Lady C , who , no doubt , were tremblingly anxious for news ; when I heard my name called out . I turned , and met Sir Arthur looking tired and very grave . " Ah ! " said he , " I am glad I have caught you ; you are going back ? "
" Yes ; have you any commands , or shall you accompany me ?" " No , no , not now ; poor H . is missing , nowhere to be found ; he chose to rush back , for some inexplicable reason , when all the rest were in full retreat ; so I suppose he is now stiff and stark in that accursed Redan . The colonel , too , has managed to get himself hit , but he will do ; so , as you are going back , let them have everything
ready lor him—we can nurse him ourselves . I was terribly cut up at the idea of poor H . ' s untimely end , as I then concluded he never would appear ; but I was mistaken , and a more hair-breadth escape I do not think is to be met with even in war annals .
I give the story here , though it was not till some time after I collected it , partly from H . ' s own confused recollection , and partly from some of the actors in the scene . The colonel and major of his regiment had been early put hors de combat , and . HE ., chafing at the almost unresisted slaughter of his men , three times attempted to form and lead them in a sudden rush
on the traverses , but in vain . The idea that the place was mined , and the murderous fire of the enemy , conspired to keep them back ; at last , trusting that they would follow him , he dashed forward alone , shouting— " Come on , men ! will you give your lives for nothing ? " He was instantly set upon by three Russians , who ventured with murderous purpose from the shelter of the traverses ; but his quick
eye and , brave heart stood him in good stead—two of them were disabled by shots from his revolver , before the third closed with him in a sword-to-sword encounter . Meantime , while his attention was thus occupied , a fourth , pressing close , aimed deliberately at him with his rifle ; when Denis O'Flagherty , a private of his company , perceiving ., from the mob of soldiers in which he was entangled , his
captain s danger , sprang to his rescue with a fierce yell that II . declares rang over the din of the combat , and laid about him with the strength of a giant and the fury of a demon . H . was freed in a moment from his antagonists , whilst Denis sunk stunned by a severe sword-cut on the head ; at that instant the precipitate retreat of our people commenced , and II . was driven on a few paces by the torrent . He looked in vain for Denis ; he was nowhere to be seen , and the gallant young fellow determined to make an effort to save him .
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fate of poor Captain H . : one man thought he had seen him drop on the salient of the Redan . I wandered about for some time endeavouring to gain some intelligence of him and of the colonel , but in vain .
The wounded m the mean time were being rapidly carried in . Night was now fast approaching , and having had quite enough of the assault , I determined to return to poor Kate and Lady C , who , no doubt , were tremblingly anxious for news ; when I heard my name called out . I turned , and met Sir Arthur looking tired and very grave . " Ah ! " said he , " I am glad I have caught you ; you are going back ? "
" Yes ; have you any commands , or shall you accompany me ?" " No , no , not now ; poor H . is missing , nowhere to be found ; he chose to rush back , for some inexplicable reason , when all the rest were in full retreat ; so I suppose he is now stiff and stark in that accursed Redan . The colonel , too , has managed to get himself hit , but he will do ; so , as you are going back , let them have everything
ready lor him—we can nurse him ourselves . I was terribly cut up at the idea of poor H . ' s untimely end , as I then concluded he never would appear ; but I was mistaken , and a more hair-breadth escape I do not think is to be met with even in war annals .
I give the story here , though it was not till some time after I collected it , partly from H . ' s own confused recollection , and partly from some of the actors in the scene . The colonel and major of his regiment had been early put hors de combat , and . HE ., chafing at the almost unresisted slaughter of his men , three times attempted to form and lead them in a sudden rush
on the traverses , but in vain . The idea that the place was mined , and the murderous fire of the enemy , conspired to keep them back ; at last , trusting that they would follow him , he dashed forward alone , shouting— " Come on , men ! will you give your lives for nothing ? " He was instantly set upon by three Russians , who ventured with murderous purpose from the shelter of the traverses ; but his quick
eye and , brave heart stood him in good stead—two of them were disabled by shots from his revolver , before the third closed with him in a sword-to-sword encounter . Meantime , while his attention was thus occupied , a fourth , pressing close , aimed deliberately at him with his rifle ; when Denis O'Flagherty , a private of his company , perceiving ., from the mob of soldiers in which he was entangled , his
captain s danger , sprang to his rescue with a fierce yell that II . declares rang over the din of the combat , and laid about him with the strength of a giant and the fury of a demon . H . was freed in a moment from his antagonists , whilst Denis sunk stunned by a severe sword-cut on the head ; at that instant the precipitate retreat of our people commenced , and II . was driven on a few paces by the torrent . He looked in vain for Denis ; he was nowhere to be seen , and the gallant young fellow determined to make an effort to save him .