Village of Poprova, fourteen Miles from Fort Kinburn - ILN 1855, Joseph Archer Crowe, 22 December 1855

Village of poprova, fourteen miles from fort kinburn sketches of crimea. Illustration for the illustrated london news, 22 december 1855. Read the iln petrowvska and poprova. These two sketches represent the tartar villages of petrowska and poprova, a few miles from kinburn, to which the allies, made a grand reconnaissance a few day ago. On that occasion the russian soldiers, who had been there an hour previous, did not think proper to wait for the arrival of the enemy. The troops of the czar seem to be always impressed with the importance of the axiom that " discretion is the better part of valour. " they never dream of doing anything of a daring or chivalrous nature. Date: 22 December 1855.