Note 627 — Chapter V · The Last Step in Advance

He was much impressed by the punctilio with which the Tekkes had observed an armistice agreed on for the purpose of burying the dead on the 19th January. Skobeleff’s appreciation of the really noble qualities elicited by severe trial is shared by General Kurapatkine, who humorously alludes to Tokma Sardār, the commander of the entrenchment, as mon vainqueur, and styles him un magnifique soldat. An account of a visit paid by this leader to O’Donovan shortly after the siege will be found at p. 274.