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The French pressed forward and at this point also of the field, the day was won. In the mean time the British army had been also engaged. Long before they came in sight of the point which they were to attack they heard the roar of cannon on their right, and knew that Bosquet's division were engaged.
"I am ready to advance at any moment," said Lord Raglan. "I am only waiting for the development of your attack." "Bosquet started an hour ago, but he has a tremendous climb up those cliffs." It was General Bosquet's business to assault the left of the Russian position, strong in natural obstacles, and almost inaccessible to troops.
When the sound of Bosquet's guns showed that his part of the programme was carried into effect, the second and third divisions of the French army crossed the Alma, and were soon fiercely engaged with the enemy. Canrobert's division for a time made little way, as the river was too deep for the passage of the guns, and these were forced to make a detour.
The sole understanding arrived at was that the armies were to march at six in the morning; that General Bosquet's division, which was next to the sea, was, covered by guns of the ships, to first carry the enemy's position there; and that when he had obtained a footing upon the plateau, a general attack was to be made.
"I think I see him now," said Sir Thorald "no, it's Bosquet's boy from the post-office. Those are telegrams he's got." The little postman's son came trotting across the meadow, waving two blue envelopes. "Monsieur le Capitaine Rickerl von Elster and Monsieur Jack Marche two telegrams this instant from Paris, messieurs! I salute you."
Present, some thirty thousand stalwart British men, the vast majority of them snoring open-mouthed, and here and there in the grey of the morning a sentry pacing up and down. Facing northward, Polson Jer-vase's regiment lies far to the right, and to the right of it again, at a distance of some half a mile, the men of Bosquet's command are also sleeping.
There were no fresh troops to bring up; only the Third Division remained in reserve, and it was fully occupied in guarding the trenches. The French, it is true, could have thrown the weight of many thousands into the scale; but General Canrobert had not set his more distant divisions in motion, and the only troops that could affect the struggle Bosquet's were still far to the rear.
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