![]() ![]() The Third Division supported the Second and the First Division supported the Light. ![]() The British infantry advanced towards the river in a line stretching from Bourliouk nearly to Tarkhanlar the Second Division on the right and the Light Division on the left. The Russian presence on the high ground above this cliff was slight.ĭuke of Cambridge with the Grenadier Guards in the background: Battle of the Alma on 20th September 1854 during the Crimean War: print by Ackermann Near the river mouth a steep path climbed the cliff face. An accessible road crossed the river from Almatamak and ascended the cliff. The post road to Sevastopol lay in the valley between Kourgané Hill and Telegraph Hill.įrom Bourliouk to the coast, in front of the French line of advance, the south bank of the Alma became a cliff face. Immediately beyond Bourliouk, the Russian reserves occupied a hill with a telegraph station, labelled Telegraph Hill. These guns were the focal point of the Russian defence and became known as the “ Great Russian Battery” or the “ Greater Redoubt”. The main body of Menshikov’s force lay on Kourgané Hill in front of the British Army’s centre, covered by a battery of eight heavy siege guns at the front of its position. The new rifle was sighted up to 1,000 yards, as against the old Brown Bess, wholly inaccurate beyond 100 yards.įrench troops crossing the river at the Battle of the Alma on 20th September 1854 during the Crimean WarĪlong the high ground on the far side of the Alma lay the Russian Army in strength, intending to give battle in defence of Sevastopol. This weapon was quickly replaced by the more efficient British Enfield Rifle. The British infantry had fought with the Brown Bess musket in some form from the beginning of the 18 th Century.Īs the Crimean War broke out, the British Army’s infantry was being equipped with the new French Minié Rifle, a muzzle loading rifle fired by a cap (all the British divisions, other than the Fourth, arriving in the Crimea with this weapon). They were however on the verge of substantial change, brought about by developments in firearms. Uniforms, arms and equipment at the Battle of the Alma: The armies that fought in the Crimean War for Russia, Britain and France were in organisation little different from the armies that fought the Napoleonic wars at the beginning of the century. ![]() Prince Menshikov, Russian commander-in-chief in the Crimea: the Battle of the Alma on 20th September 1854 during the Crimean War The Russian Army was made up of 33,000 infantry, 3,400 cavalry and 120 guns. The Turkish contingent comprised 7,000 infantry, no cavalry and an unknown number of guns. The French Army comprised 28,000 infantry, no cavalry and 72 guns. Size of the armies at the Battle of the Alma: The British Army comprised 26,000 infantry, 1,000 cavalry (only the Light Brigade the Heavy Brigade did not land in the Crimea in time for the battle) and 60 guns. Prince Menshikov commanded the Russian Army. Marshal Saint-Arnaud commanded the French Army. Generals at the Battle of the Alma: General the Earl of Raglan commanded the British Army. Place of the Battle of the Alma: On the west coast of the Crimea, to the north of SevastopolĬombatants at the Battle of the Alma: British, French and Turkish troops against the Imperial Russian Army. Lord Raglan, British commander-in-chief in the Crimea: the Battle of the Alma on 20th September 1854 during the Crimean War ![]()
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