After the coalition forces occupied the mamelon fortress and quarry pit, the conditions were finally ripe for launching an attack on the Nicholas Bastion. But it was not that simple to capture the strong Nicholas Bastion!
First of all, the coalition forces had to carry ladders and rush through an open area of several hundred meters on the uphill road. During this period, they had to brave the fierce artillery fire from the Russian Nikolay Bastion and Vorontsov Bastion, cross trenches and deer villages, and at the same time suffer
Fire attack on the flank of the third bastion.
When they rushed to the fortress, they had to climb down the trench along the ladder, and then climb up the outer wall of the bastion from the bottom of the trench. At this time, the Russian army was waiting for them from above, and close-range concentrated fire was enough to kill them.
Most people never climb out of the trench.
Even if they were lucky enough to climb up the outer wall of the fortress, they still had to repel the Russian troops guarding the parapets, resist the counterattack of a large number of Russian troops hiding behind obstacles in various parts of the fortress, and persist until reinforcements arrived.
According to the coalition plan, the French army will first launch an attack on the Nikolay Bastion. Once they silence the Russian artillery fire, the British infantry will immediately begin to charge towards the Vorontsov Bastion.
At the insistence of the French commander-in-chief Pellissier, the offensive will be limited to the Nikolai Bastion and the Vorontsov Bastion. The purpose is to seize the entire Inkelmann Mountain and open the final route to Sevastopol.
A portal.
In fact, strictly speaking, attacking the Vorontsov Bastion was a bit unnecessary, although it and the Nikolai Bastion guarded the Shipyard Ravine and the Vorontsov Ravine, preventing the coalition forces from directly attacking Sevastopol.
But as long as the Nikolai Bastion is captured, the French army can transport its artillery to the Nikolai Bastion and start shelling the Vorontsov Bastion. The Russian army will definitely be unable to support it and will have to abandon the bastion.
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But Raglan stubbornly believed that it was very necessary for the British army to find a target to launch the charge, even if it meant very large and completely unnecessary losses. He believed that it was necessary to make this attack symbolic, that is, the British and French forces were at Waterloo
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Of course, the coalition forces also estimated that this attack would suffer heavy losses. The French officers and soldiers were told that half of them would be killed before reaching the Nicolai Bastion, so that the French military leaders had to promise a high bounty.
Motivate soldiers to participate in the first wave of attacks.
As for the British army, they did not spend any extra money, but all the troops ordered to participate in the charge were called "verloren hoop" (verloren hoop). This word comes from the Dutch and means "lost troops".
Imagine how desperate the British soldiers were at this charge.
In a tense and pessimistic atmosphere, the French soldiers sadly began to prepare for the next day's battle. Some tried to sleep for a while, but they couldn't sleep. Others were cleaning their guns or talking to themselves.
, Some even just hide in a secluded corner and pray.
An ominous premonition enveloped the entire camp. Many soldiers wrote their names and home addresses on a card and hung it around their necks. If they died in battle, their comrades or enemies could notify their families.
Some people are nervously writing letters to say goodbye to their relatives and friends, and then handing the letters to the military priests. If they die in battle, the priests will help them send the letters.