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Our thanks go to 'Head for the Guns' Hank for sending us the following contribution.
Kalafat 1853 - Part 4  Russian Band  SS Ali Pasha afloat ready for war.     SS Ali Pasha enroute to Kalafat     SS Rumelia rendez vous with SS Ali Pasha at Danube inlet    Kalafat as seen from Russian positions looking south to the Danube river  Kalafat seen from Turkish position at Fort Turtakoi looking north over the Danube  Turkish held ground  Russian Held Ground  Imperial Russian Army Band play Bozhe Tsaya Krani  Turkish brigade stand-to  Hold your ire until they are in range  Russian skirmish line races for the cover of the corn fields  Jager division reorganizes in the open  Russian Uhlans and Horse Artillery move up in support  Turkish chasseurs take to the flanks to avoid enemy barrage  Russian Uhlans move up in support oblique attack line  Turks counter battery fire  Jagers running for the objective in heavy wet ground  Uhlans feign their attack once they see the Turkish reveal their plan Jagers cover their withdrawl  Here comes the Imperial Russian band playing Bozhe Tsaya Krani  Wounded are blessed by the ortyhodox clergy  Omar Pasha goes fishing for a sturgeon lunch as the Jagers attack recedes |
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