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.
Please help with english problem
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can you tell me what does this mean
ËBid my blood to run.Ë
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can you tell me what does this mean
ËBid my blood to run.Ë
In what context? Or, I should say…is there anything else that was with this sentence? On it’s own, if it’s not an idiom (it sounds rather poetic, or like a song lyric), it would literally mean: “I’d gamble my health (possibility of bleeding) for something” At least that’s what I take it to be on it’s own. Or possibly, to demand your blood to run, possibly in a bleeding sense as well. Fighting against something, and maybe summoning the will power to move on?
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its a lyric from the song “Bring me to life” by Evanescence
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its a lyric from the song “Bring me to life” by Evanescence
Do you know the rest of the lyrics? Does my explanation make sense?
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I’m not familiar with the tune but I would take “bid my blood to run” as hope for recovery from something shocking, or painful, or frightening. Those sorts of things are sometimes refered to as “chill the blood,” “make the blood run cold” “stopping the heart.” Also perhaps as a request for emotions to return. Passion is sometimes spoke of as “his blood runs hot.”
With more context I could venture a more precise guess. My answer is along the same lines of Jermofoot’s. I would concur with the possibility of meaning it as bleeding. Perhaps attempting suicide or intentionally injuring yourself?
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well you helped definitely beacuse i was thinking that it meant that she wanted to struggle , like blood to run is a metaphore for increasing the blood cirulation=the will and strength to fight, but its seems that i am wrong
here`s the lyricsWake me up)
Wake me up inside.
(I can’t wake up)
Wake me up inside.
(Save me)
Call my name and save me from the dark.
(Wake me up)
Bid my blood to run.
(I can’t wake up)
Before I come undone.
(Save me)
Save me from the nothing I’ve become. -
Yes, in this context it is meant in regard to emotions. I venture that the singer is feeling “dead inside.” Dead in a sense of feeling no joy, or happiness or anger.
It isn’t meant in any sense of bleeding.
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Yes, in this context it is meant in regard to emotions. I venture that the singer is feeling “dead inside.” Dead in a sense of feeling no joy, or happiness or anger.
It isn’t meant in any sense of bleeding.
thank you
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hokey crap one of the lamest songs of all time some dingbat begging for God to save her from her mental torment borrrring
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@The:
hokey crap one of the lamest songs of all time some dingbat begging for God to save her from her mental torment borrrring
Rofl! Id have to agree that the song suxxors. But to each their own!!
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Amy lee still has one sweet voice, whether you think the lyrics are tripe or not, her voice is incredible.
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@ncscswitch:
Amy lee still has one sweet voice, whether you think the lyrics are tripe or not, her voice is incredible.
Funny how a good singer can make crap sound good (I really don’t think it matters what is being sung), but a crap singer will make anything sound terrible.
Cue Roseanne.