Order of Battle at the Balaclava campaign
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This is the complete order of battle of opposing forces at the Battle of Balaclava
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Lord Raglan
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François Certain Canrobert
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Battle of Balaclava
The Battle of Balaclava, fought on 25 October 1854 during the Crimean War, was part of the Anglo-French-Turkish campaign to capture the port and fortress of Sevastopol, Russia's principal naval base on the Black Sea...
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Allied Army
The Allied Army consisted of British and French troops as well as Turkish formations under British command.British Army
Commanded by Field MarshalField Marshal
Field Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...
Lord Raglan
FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan
Field Marshal FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, GCB, PC , known before 1852 as Lord FitzRoy Somerset, was a British soldier.-Early life:...
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- CavalryCavalryCavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms...
DivisionDivision (military)A division is a large military unit or formation usually consisting of between 10,000 and 20,000 soldiers. In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades, and in turn several divisions typically make up a corps...
- under Lieutenant-General the Earl of Lucan with a total force of 1,500 sabreSabreThe sabre or saber is a kind of backsword that usually has a curved, single-edged blade and a rather large hand guard, covering the knuckles of the hand as well as the thumb and forefinger...
s and 6 field guns.- Heavy BrigadeHeavy BrigadeA heavy brigade is a formation made up from 'Heavy' Cavalry; i.e. Dragoon Guards and Dragoons.The Heavy Brigade was a British heavy cavalry unit commanded by General Sir James York Scarlett at the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War...
- BrigadierBrigadierBrigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
the Hon. James Scarlett- 1st (Royal) Regiment of Dragoons (The Royals) - Lt. Col.Lieutenant colonelLieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
John Yorke - 2nd (Royal North British) Regiment of Dragoons (The Scots GreysScots GreysThe Royal Scots Greys was a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1707 until 1971, when they amalgamated with the 3rd Carabiniers to form The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards ....
) - Lt. Col. Henry Griffith - 4th (Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoon Guards - Lt. Col. Edward Hodge
- 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards - Maj. Adolphus Burton
- 6th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Dragoons - Lt. Col. Henry White
- 1st (Royal) Regiment of Dragoons (The Royals) - Lt. Col.
- Light Brigade - Maj. Gen. the Earl of CardiganJames Brudenell, 7th Earl of CardiganLieutenant General James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, KCB , was an officer in the British Army who commanded the Light Brigade during the Crimean War...
- 4th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of Light Dragoons - Lt. Col. Lord George Paget
- 8th (The King's Royal Irish) Regiment of Hussars - Lt. Col. Frederick Shewell
- 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Regiment of Hussars11th HussarsThe 11th Hussars was a cavalry regiment of the British Army.-History:The regiment was founded in 1715 as Colonel Philip Honeywood's Regiment of Dragoons and was known by the name of its Colonel until 1751 when it became the 11th Regiment of Dragoons...
- Lt. Col. John Douglas - 13th Regiment of Light Dragoons - Capt.Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...
John Oldman - 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons (Lancers)17th LancersThe 17th Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, notable for its participation in the Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War...
- Capt. William MorrisWilliam Morris (soldier)William Morris was a British soldier who rode in the Charge of the Light Brigade.He was born at Fishleigh in the parish of Hatherleigh in Devon, the eldest son of William Cholmeley Morris of Fishleigh and Inwardleigh. His mother was Jane, daughter of James Veale...
- Heavy Brigade
- 1st Infantry DivisionBritish 1st Infantry DivisionThe 1st Infantry Division was a regular British Army division with a long history having been present at the Peninsula War, the Crimean War, the First World War, and during the Second World War.-Napoleonic Wars:...
- Lt. Gen. HRH The Duke of CambridgePrince George, Duke of CambridgePrince George, Duke of Cambridge was a member of the British Royal Family, a male-line grandson of King George III. The Duke was an army officer and served as commander-in-chief of the British Army from 1856 to 1895...
with 4,000 men.- Guards Brigade - Maj. Gen.Major GeneralMajor general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...
H.J. Bentinck- 3rd BattalionBattalionA battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...
Grenadier GuardsGrenadier GuardsThe Grenadier Guards is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. It is not, however, the most senior regiment of the Army, this position being attributed to the Life Guards... - 1st Battalion Coldstream GuardsColdstream GuardsHer Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards , is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division....
- 1st Battalion Scots Fusiliers GuardsScots GuardsThe Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland...
- 3rd Battalion
- Highland Brigade
- 42nd Regiment42nd Regiment of FootThe 42nd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army. Originally the 43rd Highlanders they were renumbered the 42nd in 1748.- Early history :...
- 79th Regiment79th Regiment of Foot79th Regiment of Foot may refer to:* 79th Regiment of Foot , took part in the Seven Years' War* 79th Regiment of Foot , saw service in the West Indies during the American Revolution...
- 42nd Regiment
- Guards Brigade - Maj. Gen.
- 4th Infantry DivisionBritish 4th Infantry DivisionThe 4th Infantry Division is a regular British Army division with a long history having been present at the Peninsular War the Crimean War , the First World War , and during the Second World War.- Napoleonic Wars :...
- Lt. Gen. Sir George CathcartGeorge CathcartGeneral The Honourable Sir George Cathcart GCB was a British general and diplomat.-Military career:He was born in Renfrewshire, son of William Cathcart, 1st Earl Cathcart. After receiving his education at Eton and in Edinburgh, he was commissioned into the Life Guards in 1810...
with 5,000 men.- 1st Brigade - Brigadier T. Goldie
- 20th Regiment
- 21st Regiment
- 57th Regiment57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of FootThe 57th Regiment of Foot was a regiment of line infantry in the British Army.-History:The regiment started out as the 59th Regiment of Foot raised in Gloucester in 1755....
- 68th Regiment68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry)The 68th Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1758 and amalgamated into The Durham Light Infantry in 1881. It saw action during the Seven Years War before being converted to Light Infantry in 1808. Fighting with distinction in the Peninsular Army under Arthur...
- 2nd Brigade - Brigadier A. Torrens
- 63rd Regiment63rd Regiment of FootThe 63rd Regiment of Foot known as "The Bloodsuckers", was a British Army regiment in the 18th and 19th centuries.As part of the Childers Reforms, the 63rd and the 96th Regiments of Foot amalgamated in 1881 to form The Manchester Regiment the heritage continuing through to The King's Regiment in...
- 46th Regiment
- 1st Battalion The Rifle Brigade
- 63rd Regiment
- 1st Brigade - Brigadier T. Goldie
- BalaclavaBalaklavaBalaklava is a former city on the Crimean peninsula and part of the city of Sevastopol which carries a special administrative status in Ukraine. It was a city in its own right until 1957 when it was formally incorporated into the municipal borders of Sevastopol by the Soviet government...
defenses - Maj. Gen. Sir Colin CampbellColin Campbell, 1st Baron ClydeField Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde GCB, KSI was a British Army officer from Scotland who led the Highland Brigade in the Crimea and was in command of the ‘Thin red line’ at the battle of Balaclava...
with 4,000 men and 35 naval and field guns.- Causeway Heights - 3 Turkish battalions plus 9 naval guns.
- KadikoiKadikoiKadikoi in the 19th century was a village on the Crimean peninsula, in Ukraine, about 1 mile north of Balaklava. The Battle of Balaclava was fought on the hills and valleys to the north of Kadikoi in 1854. The village was later known as Kadykovka , and Pryhorodne...
Area - 93rd Regiment93rd Regiment of FootThe 93rd Regiment of Foot was a Line Infantry Regiment of the British Army . In 1881 during the Childers Reforms it was united with the 91st Regiment of Foot to form the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders .- The 93rd Regiment :The 93rd Regiment was raised three times before it became the...
and 1 battalion of Turks - Eastern Heights - 1,200 MarinesRoyal MarinesThe Corps of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, commonly just referred to as the Royal Marines , are the marine corps and amphibious infantry of the United Kingdom and, along with the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary, form the Naval Service...
plus 2 companies from 93rd Regiment93rd Regiment of FootThe 93rd Regiment of Foot was a Line Infantry Regiment of the British Army . In 1881 during the Childers Reforms it was united with the 91st Regiment of Foot to form the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders .- The 93rd Regiment :The 93rd Regiment was raised three times before it became the...
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French Army
Commanded by GeneralGeneral
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
François Certain Canrobert
François Certain Canrobert
François Certain de Canrobert, usually known as François Certain-Canrobert and later simply as Maréchal Canrobert , was a marshal of France.-Biography:...
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- 1st Cavalry Brigade - General d'AllonvilleArmand-Octave-Marie d’AllonvilleViscount Armand-Octave-Marie d’Allonville was a French general of division which distinguished himself during the French conquest of Algeria and the Crimean War...
with 1,500 sabres.- 1e Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique
- 4eme Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique
- Corps d'Observation - General Pierre BosquetPierre BosquetPierre François Joseph Bosquet was a French Army general. He served during the conquest of Algeria and the Crimean War; returning from Crimea he was made Marshal of France and senator.-Biography:...
- 1st Brigade - General Espinasse
- 4e Régiment de Chasseurs
- 1e Zouaves
- 7e Régiment de Ligne
- 2nd Brigade - General Joseph VinoyJoseph VinoyJoseph Vinoy was a French soldier.-Biography:He originally intended to join the Church, but, after some years at a seminary, he decided upon a military career and joined the French army in 1823. As a sergeant in the 14th line infantry, he took part in the Algerian expedition of 1830...
with 4,000 men.- 9th Régiment de Chasseurs
- 20th Régiment de Ligne
- 27th Régiment de Ligne
- 1st Brigade - General Espinasse
Russian Army
Commanded by Prince Aleksandr Sergeyevich Menshikov with a total of 25,000 men and 78 guns.- Cavalry - Lt. Gen. Ryzhov with 3,000 sabres and 16 guns.
- KievKievKiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
Regiment - Ingermanland Regiment
- (No.)1 Ural Cossacks
- Kiev
- North Column - Col. Skiuderi with 4,000 men and 12 guns.
- OdessaOdessaOdessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
RegimentRegimentA regiment is a major tactical military unit, composed of variable numbers of batteries, squadrons or battalions, commanded by a colonel or lieutenant colonel... - (No.)53 Don CossacksDon CossacksDon Cossacks were Cossacks who settled along the middle and lower Don.- Etymology and origins :The Don Cossack Host was a frontier military organization from the end of the 16th until the early 20th century....
- (No.)4 RifleRifleA rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the...
Battalion (1 company)
- Odessa
- Left Center Column - Maj. Gen. Semiakin with 5,000 men and 10 guns.
- AzovAzov-External links:** *...
Regiment - Dnieper Regiment
- (No.)4 Rifle Battalion (1 company)
- Azov
- Right Center Column - Maj. Gen. Levutski with 3,000 men and 8 guns.
- UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
Regiment
- Ukraine
- South Column - Maj. Gen. Gribbe with 3,000 men and 10 guns
- Dnieper Regiment
- Composite Uhlan Regiment
- Ingermanland Regiment
- (No.)60 Don Cossacks
- Forward Reserves - Maj. Gen. Zhaboritski with 5,000 men and 10 guns.
- VladimirVladimirVladimir is a city and the administrative center of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Klyazma River, to the east of Moscow along the M7 motorway. Population:...
Regiment - Susdal Regiment
- (No.)6 Rifle Battalion
- Ingermanland Regiment (two squadrons)
- (No.)60 Don Cossacks (two sotnias)
- Vladimir
- Reserves - total of 2,000 men and 12 guns.
- Ukraine Regiment (1 squadron)
- (No.)4 Rifle Battalion (1 company)
- Composite UhlanUhlanUhlans were Polish light cavalry armed with lances, sabres and pistols. The title was later used by lancer regiments in the Russian, Prussian, and Austrian armies....
Regiment