The Orders of Battle at Balaklava

THE RUSSIAN ATTACKING FORMATIONS

Commander-in-Chief: Prince A S Menschikov

Local Commander: Lieut.General P P Liprandi

PHASE 1 - INFANTRY

LEFT COLUMN

Commander: Major General S I Gribbe

24th Dneprovsky Regiment (3 battalions)

4th Rifle Regiment (1 Company)

Composite Uhlan Regiment - Colonel Jeropkine

53rd Don Cossack Regiment (1 Sotnia)

Artillery:

6th Light Battery - 6 x 6 pdr

4th Battery - 2 x 12 pdr, 2 x 18 pdr how

LEFT CENTRE COLUMN

Overall Centre Commander: Major General K R Semiakin

Azovsky Regiment - Colonel Kirdner

24th Dneprovsky Regiment (1 battalion)

4th Rifle Regiment (1 Company)

Artillery:

6th Light Battery - 6 x 6 pdr

4th Battery - 2 x 12 pdr, 2 x 18 pdr how

RIGHT CENTRE COLUMN

Commander: Major General F G Levutsky

23rd Ukrainsky Jaeger Regiment (3 battalions)

Artillery:

7th Light Battery - 2 x 6 pdr, 2 x 9 pdr how

4th Battery - 2 x 12 pdr, 2 x 18 pdr how

RIGHT COLUMN

Commander: Colonel A P Skiuderi

24th Odessky Jaeger (Rifle) Infantry Regiment

4th Rifle Regiment (1 Company)

53rd Don Cossack Regiment (3 Sotnias)

Artillery:

7 Light Battery - Capt. Bojanov

4 x 6 pdr, 4 x 9 pdr how

PHASE 2 - CAVALRY

6TH HUSSAR CAVALRY BRIGADE

Commander: Lieut. General I I Ryzhov

11th Kievsky Hussars

12th Ingermanlandsky Hussars (6 squadrons)

1st Ural Cossack Regiment (6 Squadrons)

Artillery:

12th Light Horse Battery - 4 x 6 pdr, 4 x 9 pdr how

3rd Don Cossack Battery - Colonel Prince Obolensky

4 x 6 pdr, 4 x 9 pdr how

PHASE 3 - THE FEDIOUKINE HEIGHTS COLUMN

Commander: Major General O P Jabokritsky

31st Vladimirsky Regiment

32nd Suzdalsky Regiment

6th Rifle Bn (2 Companies)

Black Sea Foot Cossacks (1 Company)

12th Ingermanlandsky Hussars (2 squadrons)

60th Don Cossack Regiment (2 squadrons)

Artillery:

1st Battery - 6 x 12 pdr guns, 4 x 18 pdr Howitzers

2nd Light Battery - 4 x 6 pdr guns

RESERVE

23rd Ukrainsky Jaeger Regiment

4 Rifle Regiment (1 Company)

Artillery: 8 x 6 pdr

Sources:

Mark Adkin 1996 The Charge Pimlico 2000

John Sweetman 1990 Balaclava 1854 Osprey Publishing

THE BRITISH ARMY AT BALAKLAVA

Commander-in-Chief:General Sir Fitzroy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan

BALAKLAVA DEFENCES

Commander:Major General Sir Colin Campbell

93rd Highlanders - Lt Colonel W Ainslie

W Field Battery RA - Capt G Barker

Royal Marine Brigade

Commander: Acting Colonel T Hurdle

1st Composite Bn, RM - Capt W Hopkins

2nd Composite Bn, RM - Capt R Meheux

Detachments Royal Marine Artillery (5 Batteries)

Battalion of Detachments - Major B Daveney

Attached Turkish Army

Commander: Lewa Rustem Pasha

8 Infantry Battalions and Artillery in Redoubts 1-4

CAVALRY DIVISION

Commander: Lieut Gen the Earl of Lucan

HEAVY CAVALRY BRIGADE

Commander: Brigadier James Scarlett 5th DG

4th Dragoon Guards - Lt Colonel E Hodge

5th Dragoon Guards - Capt A Burton

1st Dragoons - Lt Colonel J Yorke

2nd Dragoons - Lt Colonel H Griffith

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