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.

Contents 1 Allied Army 1.1 British Army 1.2 French Army 2 Russian Army

[edit] Allied Army

The Allied Army consisted of British and French troops as well as Turkish formations under British command.

[edit] British Army

Commanded by Field Marshal Lord Raglan.

• Cavalry Division - under Lieutenant-General the Earl of Lucan with a total force of 1,500 sabres and 6 field guns.
  • Heavy Brigade - Brigadier the Hon. James Scarlett
    • 1st (Royal) Regiment of Dragoons (The Royals) - Lt. Col. John Yorke
    • 2nd (Royal North British) Regiment of Dragoons (The Scots Greys) - 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 (Inskilling) Regiment of Dragoons - Lt. Col. Henry White
  • Light Brigade - Maj. Gen. the Earl of Cardigan
    • 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 Hussars - Lt. Col. John Douglas
    • 13th Regiment of Light Dragoons - Capt. John Oldman
    • 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons (Lancers) - Capt. William Morris
• 1st Infantry Division - Lt. Gen. HRH The Duke of Cambridge with 4,000 men.
  • Guards Brigade - Maj. Gen. H.J. Bentwick
    • 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards
    • 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards
    • 1st Battalion Scots Fusiliers Guards
  • Highland Brigade
    • 42nd Regiment
    • 93rd Regiment
• 4th Infantry Division - Lt. Gen. Sir George Cathcart with 5,000 men.
  • 1st Brigade - Brigadier T. Goldie
    • 20th Regiment
    • 21st Regiment
    • 57th Regiment
    • 68th Regiment
  • 2nd Brigade - Brigadier A. Torrens
    • 63rd Regiment
    • 46th Regiment
    • 1st Battalion The Rifle Brigade
• Balaclava defenses - Maj. Gen. Sir Colin Campbell with 4,000 men and 35 naval and field guns.
  • Causeway Heights - 3 Turkish battalions plus 9 naval guns.
  • Kadikoi Area - 93rd Regiment and 1 battalion of Turks
  • Eastern Heights - 1,200 Marines plus 2 companies from 93rd Regiment.

[edit] French Army

Commanded by General François Certain Canrobert.

• 1st Cavalry Brigade - General d'Allonville with 1,500 sabres.
  • 1e Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique
  • 4eme Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique
• Corps d'Observation - General Pierre Bosquet
  • 1st Brigade - General Espinasse
    • 4e Régiment de Chasseurs
    • 1e Zouaves
    • 7e Régiment de Ligne
  • 2nd Brigade - General Joseph Vinoy with 4,000 men.
    • 9th Régiment de Chasseurs
    • 20th Régiment de Ligne
    • 27th Régiment de Ligne

[edit] 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.
  • Kiev Regiment
  • Ingermanland Regiment
  • (No.)1 Ural Cossacks
• North Column - Col. Skiuderi with 4,000 men and 12 guns.
  • Odessa Regiment
  • (No.)53 Don Cossacks
  • (No.)4 Rifle Battalion (1 company)
• Left Center Column - Maj. Gen. Semiakin with 5,000 men and 10 guns.
  • Azov Regiment
  • Dnieper Regiment
  • (No.)4 Rifle Battalion (1 company)
• Right Center Column - Maj. Gen. Levutski with 3,000 men and 8 guns.
  • Ukraine Regiment
• 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.
  • Vladimir Regiment
  • Susdal Regiment
  • (No.)6 Rifle Battalion
  • Ingermanland Regiment (two squadrons)
  • (No.)60 Don Cossacks (two sotnias)
• Reserves - total of 2,000 men and 12 guns.
  • Ukraine Regiment (1 squadron)
  • (No.)4 Rifle Battalion (1 company)
  • Composite Uhlan Regiment