Still more conspicuous was his conduct on the 18th June when attacking the redan. |
It was sad to see the number of the bravest of our men who had fallen under the redan. |
The hull is made of a redan on the upper bilge at the third front, which allows, besides pushing back the spray, to rapidly increase the volume of buoyancy and limit the charging seas. |
I have just been in the redan, which exhibits a fearful scene. |
Commonly seen are the redan, traverse, bastion and tenaille. |
The approaches to the Malakoff and the redan were not attended with greater peril. |