CRIME war. Manuscript, Eastern War. Crimean Campaign. Siege of Sebastopol. Expédition de la Baltique..., 1853-1855; 2 volumes large in-8 (21 x 14 cm) of 286 and 252pages, plus table, contemporary eggplant basane-backed boards. Day-by-day chronological account of the Crimean campaign and the siege of Sebastopol, followed by reports listing attack conditions, generals, locations, battles with the number of dead and wounded, troop movements, copies of dispatches, etc., with analysis of the main facts that occurred during the course of the Oriental and Baltic expeditions, then the Sea of Azof and Kimburn expeditions. A detailed 11-page table is included at the end of Volume 2. The chronological sequence runs from October 22, 1853 to November 28, 1855; following this, in the 2nd volume, we find "Notes supplémentaires retrouvées après coup", including reports and dispatches by General Pélissier and Admiral Bruat, from June 9 to December 8, 1855, as well as various notes. For example, the report on the battle of the Alma (September 20, 1854): "The Alma is a deep river, bordered on the left bank by cliffs, rocks and escarpments, which seem to be military works prepared for the defense of the road to Sebastopol. The Russians had over 40,000 bayonets, 6,000 horses, 180 cannon and three redoubts. [...] At six o'clock in the morning, the allies set off on their march; General Bosquet led his division along the sea, and in a turning movement enveloped the Russians' left and flanked several of their batteries. This was the clever part of the day. [...] Today we met the enemy on the Alma, who occupied with considerable forces the ravine where the river flows, wooded and cut off by houses, passable on only three points, and the heights of the left bank on a very steep slope. The Allied troops tackled these difficult positions with unrivalled vigour. It was to the cry of Vive l'Empereur that our soldiers took the positions in front of them. The battle of the Alma lasted four hours. It's a fine start for our arms"... Etc.