The British Army of the Crimea
By J.B.R. Nicholson and Michael Roffe
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The British Army of the Crimea - J.B.R. Nicholson
The British Army of the Crimea
General Officers and Staff
As a general rule the scarlet full-dress uniform of general and staff officers was worn at levees, drawing-rooms or receptions given by senior commanders or governors, dress reviews or Queen’s birthday parades. On all other occasions the blue undress uniform was worn. The sash was to be worn on all occasions, to go twice round the waist and to be tied on the left hip.
The only exceptions to the normal dress for general officers were for those who were also colonels of regiments who might appear at levees or drawing-rooms in the uniform of their regiment but with the hat, plume, sword, sash and belt of a general. The other exception was for general officers commanding hussars who were allowed to wear a special dark blue gold-braided hussar uniform, by special royal permission.
Staff officers with field rank were to have distinctions of rank on their epaulettes as follows:
Furthermore the fringe of the dress epaulettes was to be the same length as prescribed for regimental officers, i.e. three-and-a-half-inch bullion for colonels and lieutenant-colonels, two-and-a-half-inch bullion for majors; captains were to have a smaller bullion two and a half inches deep and subalterns a yet smaller bullion also two and a half inches deep.
The dress uniform was scarlet, double-breasted with blue collar and cuffs embroidered with gold oak-leaf pattern as was the three-point scarlet slash on the cuff. The buttons were nine per row evenly spaced for a field-marshal and general, in threes for a lieutenant-general and ten in pairs for a major-general. The lining and turnbacks to the skirts were white with gold-embroidered insignia of rank as below on the skirt and embroidered three-point cross pocket flaps on the skirts. Field-marshals had no epaulettes but a gold aiguillette on the right shoulder. Generals had gold bullion epaulettes with metal crescent and badges of rank which were the same for all generals – a crown surmounting crossed sword and baton, the exception being brigadier-generals who had no insignia on the epaulettes.
Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort
In this charming conversation piece Prince Albert wears the full dress uniform of a field-marshal, with the blue ribbon of the Garter and stars of various orders of chivalry. The gold sash with crimson stripes and bullion tassels is clear, but the sword-belt is not, nor are details of the sword-hilt, which should be the ivory-hilted Mameluke sabre. The scabbard is obviously the black leather gilt-mounted pattern prescribed for drawing-rooms, official receptions, and levees. The boots which seem somewhat low by modern standards, would not be worn in the evening, and other pictures show His Royal Highness wearing white knee breeches and white silk stockings with black gilt-buckled shoes.
THE BRITISH ARMY AT THE BATTLE OF THE ALMA
Commander-in-Chief: Field-Marshal Lord Raglan (the Hon. Fitzroy James Henry Somerset).
Front Line: 2nd Division. Lieutenant-General Sir George de Lacy Evans.
Left Brigade: Brigadier-General Pennefather. 30th Regiment, 55th Regiment, 95th Regiment.
Right Brigade: Brigadier-General Adams. 41st Regiment, 49th Regiment, 47th Regiment.
Light Division: Lieutenant-General Sir George Brown.
Left Brigade: Brigadier-General Buller. 19th Regiment, 88th Regiment, 77th Regiment.
Right Brigade: Brigadier-General Codrington. 7th Regiment, 33rd Regiment, 23rd Regiment.
Second Line: 1st Division: Lieutenant-General His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge.
Left Brigade: Brigadier-General Sir Colin Campbell. 42nd Regiment, 93rd Regiment, 79th Regiment.
Right Brigade: Brigadier-General Bentinck. Grenadier Guards, Scots Fusilier Guards, Coldstream Guards.
Reserve: 3rd Division: Major-General Sir Richard England.
Left Brigade: Brigadier Sir W. Eyre. 44th Regiment, 50th Regiment, 60th Regiment, 68th Regiment.
Right Brigade: Brigadier Sir J. Campbell. 1st Regiment, 4th Regiment, 28th Regiment, 38th Regiment.
4th Division: Major-General Sir George Cathcart.
Left Brigade: 46th Regiment, 56th Regiment, 1st Rifle Brigade.
Right Brigade: 20th Regiment, 21st Regiment, 63rd Regiment.
Cavalry: Major-General the Earl of Lucan and Brigadier-General the Earl of Cardigan. 4th Light Dragoons, 13th Light Dragoons, 8th Hussars, 11th Hussars, 17th Lancers.
Artillery: 1 Troop (4 guns) Horse Artillery. 8 Batteries (64 guns) Field Artillery.
Not In Action: The Heavy Cavalry Brigade: Brigadier-General the Hon. James Scarlett. 4th Dragoon Guards, 5th Dragoon Guards, 1st Dragoons, 2nd Dragoons, 6th Dragoons.
CAVALRY REGIMENTS IN THE CRIMEA, BATTLE HONOURS AND COLOUR OF FACINGS
INFANTRY REGIMENTS IN THE CRIMEA, BATTLE HONOURS AND COLOUR OF FACINGS