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Appendix No. 48. Trench Journal— continual. KIGIIT ATTACK.
Date.
Working Party.
E.E. Officers
Time.
No. ofRelief.
No. ofMen.
No. ofSappers.
on Duty.
Work performed.
Remarks.
Jan. 24
Day
1 st
2 d
Line 92Line 92Turks 44
8
Capt. Stanton -Capt. Wolseley,90th Regt.
Repaired the parapets in advance.Excavated the rocky ground atnew mortar battery, and in thethird parallel. Cleared the snowfrom the drains.
Night
Line 40Turks 62
4
Lieut. Green,H.E.I.C.
Improved cover at the well ( l ) inthird parallel. Cleared drains.Replaced gabions. Repaired bat-teries. Renewed loopholes inadvance.
J an, 25
Day
1 st
2 d
Line 130Line 134Turks 42
20
Capt. Craigie -Lieut. Pratt.
The battery is put in order. Re-placed the gabions that had beendestroyed. Made banquettes.
Widened trench, and improveddrainage in third parallel. Con-tinued levelling the ground forthe mortars in No. 8 battery.
Night
1 st
2 d
Line 40Line 30Turks 48
4
Deepened that part of third parallelwhich extends from the well (?)to the point (/); cleared out sur-face drains.
Casualties:—Line, one manwounded.
Towards midnight it frozeso hard, that the mencould scarcely make anyimpression on the groundwith the pickaxe.
INKERMAN ATTACK
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Day
Lieut. Anderson
St. Laurent’s Battery. —The framesand sheeting of magazine areplaced; the walls are built withsandbags. The drainage throughthe rock in mortar battery is con-tinued.