The Guards Brigade in the CrimeaThe 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. |
Contents
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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 | |
Bibliography | |
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1st Division 2nd Division ABIS Home Adjutant Allies Alma Army’s artillery attack Balaklava Battalion Battle of Inkerman bayonet Bentinck Brigade of Guards British Army camp campaign Capt Captain Goodlake casualties cavalry cert Codrington Coldstream Guards Colours columns command companies Crimea Crimean War defences Drummond Duke of Cambridge duty enemy enemy’s FBU Home February fire flank force front Gen Sir Government Grenadier Guards ground Guards Brigade guns Hamilton Higginson Home 2nd Bn Home FBU Ibid infantry June killed Letters Lieut Lieutenant Colonel Light Division Little Inkerman London Lord Raglan Lt Gen Maj Gen Major March Marshal St Arnaud military Minie November officers position ranks redoubt Regiment Retired Reynardson Rifle river Ross-of-Bladensburg Russians Sandbag Battery Scots Fusilier Guards Scots Guards Scutari Sergeant Sevastopol sharpshooters Shell Hill ships shot siege Sir Colin soldiers staff tents took troops Upton Varna Victoria Cross wounded yards