This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 Excerpt: ...battery, was prepared to give a terrible welcome to any hostile visitor. A short distance further, Fort Alexander, mounting 84 guns in two tiers, and opposite to it, on the northern shore, Fort Constantine, stretching into the sea, and armed with 104 guns casemated, in three tiers, formed a dangerous avenue to the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 Excerpt: ...battery, was prepared to give a terrible welcome to any hostile visitor. A short distance further, Fort Alexander, mounting 84 guns in two tiers, and opposite to it, on the northern shore, Fort Constantine, stretching into the sea, and armed with 104 guns casemated, in three tiers, formed a dangerous avenue to the harbour. A very strong work, known as Fort Sebastopol, with 87 guns, was situated on the western side of Artillery Harbour, and on its eastern side, commanding also the entrance to the Military Harbour, was Fort Nicholas, mounting 192 pieces of cannon. On the eastern side of this great harbour, in which were assembled the Russian fleet, Fort Paul, with a battery of 80 guns, frowned npon any hostile approach. The northern shore of the harbour of Sebastopol had several small batteries, and Fort Catherine, near Fort Constantine, with a very powerful armament of 120 guns. Surmounting ail, on an elevated crest of land, was the great Star Fort, a polygonic erection, mounting an enormous battery of the largest guns, capable of throwing shot into the town of Sebastopol, and even beyond its lines. After the commencement of hostilities, the Telegraph Battery, with 28 guns, and the Wasp Battery, with a series of heavily-mounted earthworks, were added to the defences of the northern side of the harbour. Such were the fortifications which guarded the harbour of Sebastopol, and beneath whose guns the Russian fleet, not daring to try its prowess on the open sea, skulked in undignified obscurity. As if distrustful of even such colossal defences, a huge boom was thrown across the entrance of the harbour, and several large vessels sunk so as further to obstruct the entrance. Previous to the arrival of the allies at Balaklava, the land side of Sebastopol had been in...
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Fair. Inked underlining and words circled first 35 pp. 1855 Edition. Edge and cover wear. Writing on title page. Worm holes in hinges. Interior pages are age tanned/stained/smudged. 166 pp. > Language: English | > Size: 16mo-over 5 3/4 in-6 3/4 in tall | > Media/Binding: Hardcover |