The Guards Brigade in the Crimea

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Pen and Sword, Jun 25, 2009 - History - 192 pages
The Guards Brigade consisted of three battalions, the 3rd Grenadier Guards, 1st Coldstream Guards and 1st Scottish Fusilier Guards (as the Scots Guards were then known).The book opens with a resum of the causes of the War and an analysis of the woeful disorganization of the Army, in contrast to the efficiency of the Royal Navy. The Brigades performance in the major battles (Alma, inkerman etc.) is examined. The author describes the Russians plans, the ground and conditions experienced by the long suffering troops. The roles and abilities of the various commanders, often found wanting, is fascinatingly treated. After the war was over, the return home and parades are described.
 

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Contents

Maps
2
Preface and Acknowledgements
3
British Foreign Policy and the Origins and Reasons for the Crimean
8
The Royal Navy and the Army in the 1850s Their Development
11
The Journey to the Crimea FebruaryAugust 1854
21
The Landing at Old Fort and the Battle of the Alma SeptemberOctober 1854
41
The Battle of the Alma Other Personal Accounts
2
The Flank March
2
The Winter of 18545 November 1854 to June 1855
The Capture of Sevastopol June 1855January 1856
The Armistice Peace and the Armys Return Home January to May 1856
The Government and the Army
Appendix A Battalion Officers of the Brigade of Guards who served in the Crimean
Appendix B Officers of the Brigade of Guards on the Staff in the Crimean
The Commanders of the 1st Division the Guards Brigade and the three Battalions
Victoria Crosses and Distinguished Conduct Medals Awarded to All Ranks in Each Battalion

The Inkerman Position the Russian Forces and their Plan of Attack and the Allied Forces
The Battle of Inkerman up to the Intervention of the French Army 5
Inkerman The French Army and Victory November 1854
After Inkerman
Appendix E Guards Brigade Effective Strengths and Casualties Crimean War 18541856
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Michael Springman is an author and historian.

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