On the 5th November 1854 a smaller British and (yes) French army beat off an assault by the Russians at Inkerman in the Crimea. It was known as “The Soldier’s Battle” as men fought small engagements due to poor visibility in dense fog.
The Russians had massed 32000 men on the Allied flank and headed for the 2700 man 2nd Division, commanded today by the aggressive Pennefather. Instead of falling back in the face of superior numbers, he advanced. The British had their rifles to thank this day as they took a terrible toll on the musket armed Russian Infantry, who were hemmed in by the valley’s bottle neck shape. The British 2nd Division pushed the Russians back onto their reinforcements and should have been routed by the Russians’ numbers, but the fog and the British Light Division saved them. Three successive Russian commanders were killed in this engagement.
The Russians other 15000 men approached and assailed the Sandbag Battery, but they were routed by 300 British defenders vaulting the wall, blunting the lead Battalions, who were then attacked in the flank. More Russian attacks ensured the Battery exchanged hands several times.
The British 4th Division was not as lucky. Arriving on the field, its flanking move was itself flanked and its commander, Cathcart, killed. This enabled the Russians to advance, but not for long. They were soon driven off by French units arriving from their camps and made no more headway.
The battle was lost and they had to withdraw.
This was the last time the Russians tried to defeat the Allied troops in the field. Despite this reverse, however, the Russian attack had seriously stalled the Allies from capturing Sevastopol. They had to instead, spend one harsh winter on the heights overlooking the city, before it fell in September of 1855.
The British suffered 2573 casualties, the French 1800 and the Russians 11959.
NCAA Championship Who will win?
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How many basketball fans out there? Duke or Butler?
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I’m hoping for Butler but I would imagine Duke takes it.
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So I finally voted. I had a dream last night that Butler won by 4 - tied in the last few seconds, hit a 3, was fouled with time dwindling and only made one free throw.
I don’t know how plausible this is, but the fact that I remembered a dream (I haven’t been able to remember my dreams for some time now - only very rarely) and that it was actually relevant to something says something to me, so I’m going with it. Plus, it came out of the blue so it must be some divine sign.
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ME TO!@Brain:
So I finally voted. I had a dream last night that Butler won by 4 - tied in the last few seconds, hit a 3, was fouled with time dwindling and only made one free throw.
I don’t know how plausible this is, but the fact that I remembered a dream (I haven’t been able to remember my dreams for some time now - only very rarely) and that it was actually relevant to something says something to me, so I’m going with it. Plus, it came out of the blue so it must be some divine sign.
I quoted this just as a record of your dream prediction. If this actually happens, I will need some invsestment advice from you. :-D
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@Brain:
Duke wins. Jermofoot you don’t get to invest my money. :-D
How about I tell you my advice and you do the exact opposite? :mrgreen:
That was a hell of a game. Even though I had no investment in the game or either team, the last 2 shots by Butler nearly broke my heart. So close. The game seemed pretty clean too with good reffing…a couple of overlooks here or there that could have changed the outcome, but nothing too severe in favor of either team.
Really this was a huge moral victory for Butler. They fought pretty hard and hopefully humbled the big school. I enjoyed the game immensely.
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Thank the coach.
This guy will be one of the best coaches when its all said and done.
Wait till next year.
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@Imperious:
Thank the coach.
This guy will be one of the best coaches when its all said and done.
Wait till next year.
Currently he is and all time he’s definitely in the top handful.
But we’ll see about next year. I don’t see a repeat, really. Who knows, though?
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Brad Stephens at Butler looks like a class act. Hope they can keep him for a while. By the way, Butler has most of their team back next year.