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AppendixNo. 14.
AppendixNo. 15.
7. The arrangement for collecting the several articles above enumerated, will be carried out bythe officer of Engineers and the officer of Artillery.
8. The generals of division will make every arrangement for the ready communication of thetroops with the reserve musket ammunition, which, however, need not be placed upon the horsesuntil ordered.
9. Previously to the opening of the fire, all advanced picquets, with the exception of the menselected to fire into the embrasures, will be withdrawn under the direction of the general officeron duty in the trenches, and retire under cover to their respective camps.
10. The covering parties in the trenches will be kept clear of the batteries, and such of themas cannot find cover in the trenches, will be moved to such positions in the rear or flank, as willensure their being at hand to protect the batteries, whilst they will be themselves screened fromthe enemy’s fire.
These covering parties will be moved, as the commanding officer of the party may see occasionin consequence of the fire of the enemy. Where the whole trench is occupied by guns, thecovering parties must be placed, as above stated, under adequate cover in the immediateneighbourhood.
11. The working parties will remain in the trenches, or be withdrawn, according to the dis-cretion of the commanding Engineer.
12. As it is possible that the field batteries may be required to move, the senior artillery officerof the division and the officer commanding each battery, will make themselves acquainted with thecommunications to their right and left.
13. The cavalry, under Lieutenant-General the Earl of Lucan, and the troops of all aims, underMajor-General Sir Colin Campbell, British and Turkish , posted for the defence of Balaklava, willbe held in readiness throughout the day to act on the shortest notice.
14. The meat for the men’s dinner will be cooked as early as possible to-morrow morning, incase of the army having to move forward.
15. In the event of an advance, the Commander of the Forces particularly requests the generalofficers commanding divisions and brigades, the commanding officers of regiments, and the officerscommanding companies, to impress upon the men the urgent necessity of maintaining theirformation and keeping their order.
The success of any operation they may be called upon to undertake, their honour, and indeedtheir own individual safety, depend upon their being under complete control, ready to repel anyattack, or to overcome any resistance that may be opposed to them.
16. Lord Raglan will be at the Quarries in front of the Third (Sir Richard England’s)Division.
17. General Canrobert at the Maison d’Eau, on the left of the British line and on the rightof the French position.
(Signed) Raglan.
Appendix No. 15.
Royal Engineer Brigade Orders for the Assault on Sebastopol.
After Brigade Orders, 16th October 1854,
11 o’clock P.M.
1. Wnn reference to paragraphs 5 and 7 of the Memoranda for Generals of Divisions of the16th instant:—
The camp of the Right attack will furnish three parties of Sappers, consisting of one non-commissioned officer and twenty privates each, to the Light, First, and Second Divisions, under