anks , ▁and ▁its ▁operations ▁having , ▁contrary ▁to ▁order , ▁been ▁comm enced ▁long ▁before ▁day light , ▁its ▁fire ▁was ▁probably ▁more ▁destruct ive ▁to ▁itself ▁than ▁to ▁the ▁enemy . ▁That ▁the ▁other ▁columns ▁were ▁not ▁too ▁weak ▁for ▁their ▁tasks ▁is ▁shown ▁by ▁their ▁having ▁taken ▁and ▁held , ▁until ▁re called , ▁the ▁points ▁against ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁directed . ▁ ▁L oss es ▁ ▁The ▁losses ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁were ▁considerable : ▁ ▁British : ▁ 6 ▁officers , ▁ 2 ▁ser ge ants , ▁ 1 0 9 ▁rank - and - file ▁killed ; ▁ 4 3 ▁officers , ▁ 2 0 ▁ser ge ants , ▁ 2 ▁drum mers , ▁ 3 4 5 ▁rank - and - file , ▁wounded ; ▁ 2 2 ▁ser ge ants , ▁ 5 ▁drum mers , ▁ 4 6 3 ▁rank - and - file , ▁missing . ▁Rus si ans : ▁ 1 , 7 4 1 ▁non - comm ission ed ▁officers , ▁rank - and - file , ▁and ▁ 4 4 ▁officers , ▁killed ▁or ▁captured . ▁▁ 1 , 2 2 5 , ▁including ▁ 4 9 ▁officers , ▁wounded . ▁Republic ans : ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁prisoners , ▁including ▁ 6 0 ▁officers . ▁▁ 1 6 ▁guns ▁taken . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁The ▁newly ▁appointed ▁Russian ▁Commander - in - Ch ief , ▁Mik h ail ▁K ut uz ov , ▁who ▁was ▁r