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The Engineers were the favourites of the Tsar. Consequently the arm enjoyed high profile and status, and attracted high calibre well-educated officers. They kept up with modern developments and were the first to master an electrical detonation system for land mines, used to effect in the Crimea. Their reputation for creating effective fortifications, trench systems and field works would certainly be severely tested at Sevastapol.
Provision of Services at Corps level was the responsibility of the Train Battalion, which had a similar organisation to the Sappers. Infantry and Cavalry regiments had their own Train, around 200 strong. This article concludes our overview of the 1854 Armies. Shortly they would be locked in combat, and the potential strengths and shortcomings highlighted may become evident and/or significant as we follow their progress. Illustration: Hussar, Ingermanland Regiment Artwork by Richard Geiger from Campaign 6, Balaclava 1854, reproduced by permission of Osprey Publishing Ltd (c) Osprey Publishing Ltd. Sources Curtiss J S 1965 The Russian Army under Nicholas I 1825-1855 Durham NC Robert H G Thomas 1991 The Russian Army of the Crimean War 1854-56 Osprey Publishing Ltd Next Article The Army Commanders - Raglan and Saint-Arnaud
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