Crimean
War - 30th Foot - Orders of Battle
The
Alma (20 September 1854)
The
British (Lord Raglan)
Front
line
| Light
Division (Sir George Brown) |
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2nd
Division (Sir George de Lacy Evans) |
| L
brigade (Buller) |
R
brigade (Codrington) |
L
brigade (Pennefather) |
R
brigade (Adams) |
| 77th |
88th |
19th |
33rd |
23rd |
7th |
95th |
55th |
30th
# |
47th |
49th |
41st |
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#-30th
Regiment of Foot (Cambridgeshires) - suffered heavy casulties |
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Second
line
| 1st
Division (HRH The Duke of Cambridge) |
| Highland
Brigade (Sir Colin Campbell) |
|
Brigade
of Guards (Bentinck) |
| 79th |
93rd |
42nd |
Coldstreams |
Scots
Fusiliers |
Grenadiers |
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Reserves
| 3rd
Division (Sir Richard England) |
| Left
brigade (Sir W Eyre) |
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Right
brigade (Sir J Campbell) |
| 4th |
44th |
28th |
38th |
50th |
1st |
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| Cavalry
Division (Lord Lucan) |
| Light
brigade (Lord Cardigan) |
| 17th
Lancers |
11th
Hussars |
8th
Hussars |
13th
Light Dragoons |
4th
Light Dragoons † |
| 4th
Division (Sir George Cathcart) * |
| 2nd
brigade (Torrens)† |
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1st
brigade (Horn) |
| 46th
(2 coys) |
63rd |
4th
LD (1 troop) |
20th |
21st |
68th |
1st
Rifle Brigade |
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The
composition of the 4th Division at the battle of the Alma
is a matter of contention. This table is based on the
findings of Michael Hargreave Mawson in The
War Correspondent - the journal of the Crimean War
Research Society - XIII.iv.22, January 1996 |
| † |
Torrens’
Brigade, with one troop of the 4th Light Dragoons, had
been left behind at Old Fort to embark the sick and clear
the beach, and did not arrive at the Alma until after
the battle. |
General
Orders of Battle for Crimean War
The
general deployment of British infantry was as follows.
A
division comprised 2 brigades and 1 or 2 batteries of artillery.
A
brigade comprised 3 Regimental battalions.
A
battalion usually comprised 8 companies.
A
company normally comprised 100-120 men.
The
general deployment of British cavalry was as follows.
A
division comprised 2 brigades and 1 troop of horse artillery.
A
brigade comprised 3 (in the Crimea, 5) Regiments.
A
Regiment comprised 3 (in the Crimea, 2) squadrons.
A
squadron comprised 2 troops.
A
troop at full strength comprised about 70 men.
