REGIMENTS.Killed.Wounded.Missing.OST pR FOST pR FOST pR FG Tfrr ea ifrr ea ifrr ea ir ofgu tn lfgu tn lfgu tn la titm ek eitm ek eitm ek en ars- r&rs- r&rs- r&d lssssssStaff9.........29.....................381st King’s Dragoon Guards[A].....................4............44th Royal Irish Guards[B].........1...2...13............165th Dragoon Guards[B].........23......9............146th Carabineers[A].........1.........4............51st Royal Dragoons[B]1......1241115............342nd Scots Greys[B].........1445...48............714th Hussars[C]2532421...33.........6766th Inniskillings[B]11...821...14............278th Hussars (Royal Irish)[C]23...2832119.........86610th Hussars[A]............1......6.........2911th Hussars[C]22...3633131.........118912th Lancers[A].....................2............213th Hussars[C]3312532116...1...66117th Lancers3113253238...111299Royal Artillery1210...942622...428............592Engineers121...29168...701.........137Land Transport.....................3............3Ambulance Corps.....................3............33rd Batt. Grenadier Guards5315115161348.........30470REGIMENTS.Killed.Wounded.Missing.OSD mR FOSD mR FOSD mR FG Tfrr ea ifrr ea ifrr ea ir ofgu rn lfgu rn lfgu rn la titm sk eitm sk eitm sk en ars-&rs-&rs-&d lsss1st Batt. Coldstream Guards104128871210...1...533231st Batt. Scots Fus. Guards42...8224202300.........194531st Batt. 1st Foot1......1535...74............982nd Batt. 1st Foot...1...1375192............1193rd Foot (Buffs)[A]2nd16...4413163224.........23104th Foot1......2643...122.........21597th Royal FusiliersLD141527836343429.........186329th Foot (Holy Boys)[A]1......725...83............9813th Foot[A]21...14461112.........614714th Foot[A].........10...2...46............5817th Foot[A]11...2048...108.........114318th Royal Irish[A]11...501126...270.........136019th FootLD4417620153419.........754920th Foot11...2413172171...1...2925921st N.B. Fusiliers11...31918...80...111315323rd Royal Welsh FusiliersLD117111620247398.........4663428th Foot1......20831481......38430th Foot2nd81210120154363.........151531st Foot[A]22...1416186............11233rd FootLD55...9623252350.........351034th Foot[A]LD52...66172243082......1043638th Foot24...22812...212.........526539th Foot[A]1......3...2...42............4841st Foot2nd87...11616274387.........1658142nd Highlanders[D]1......20251111.........114144th Foot5322410132169.........723546th Foot[A]11...9451100.........1213347th Foot2nd24...491361246...1...833048th Foot[A].........625...54.........16849th Foot2nd4514412203279...1...1137050th Foot (Blind Half Hundred)23...36431792......914155th Foot2nd51...6820231366............49356th Foot[A]......37611...8.........31357th Foot (Die Hards)51014511211224...2...1132362nd Foot[A]2nd6312474...11711......17563rd Foot4......171092111.........3915368th Foot5......23442114...4......19571st Highlanders[A]1......1422...27............4672nd Highlanders[A].........621...47............5677th FootLD57...618181242...1...1135479th Highlanders[D]1......827...52............7082nd Foot[A]2nd...Not Engaged88th Connaught RangersLD67...6218272332.........2147589th Foot[A].........2...4...771.........8490th Foot[A]LD41...241715...236...4...3333493rd Highlands[D]1......161411061.........13095th Foot2nd77...6920211271.........339997th Foot[A]LD632431116...220...4...363411st Batt. Rifle Brigade26152671214...3...103022nd Batt. Rifle BrigadeLD59...8115227462.........8609Loss of the Light Division6560670318521829339651221934874Loss of the Second Division3934451512113217225323...513171
LD Regiments that formed the Light Division.
2nd Those that formed the Second Division.
[A] Joined the Army after Inkermann.
[B] The Regiments under General Scarlett that rode through and through the enemy, and routed them from the plains of Balaclava.
[C] Formed the Light Brigade under the Earl of Cardigan.
[D] Were not engaged at Inkermann, although they were in the Crimea.
The Light Division was near being blown up to a man in November, 1855. The Magazines, just in rear of our camp, caught fire and went up with a terrible crash, killing and wounding a number of men.
LOSS OF THE ROYAL FUSILIERS
DURING THE CRIMEAN CAMPAIGN.
Killed or died of wounds in the Crimea.
Colonel L. W. Yea, Lieutenant-Colonel F. Mills,Capt. the Hon. W. Monk, Capt. the Hon. G. L. Hare,Capt. A. Wallace, Capt. the Hon. C. Brown,Lieut. Molesworth, Lieut. and Adjt. Hobson,Lieut. the Hon. E. FitzClarence, Lieut. O. Colt,Lieut. W. L. Wright, Lieut. Beauchamp,Qurtr-Mstr. J. Hogan, Asst.-Surgn. J. P. Langham,AND559 Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates, who fellin action, or died of wounds or disease, during theCampaign.
LOSS OF THE ARMY FROM DISEASE, &c.
The following is the total number of Officers, Non-Com. Officers, and men, who died of disease, hardships, and starvation, in the Crimean Campaign, from 14th of September, 1854, to the 30th April, 1856. This table does not include those who died at home, almost as soon as they landed, nor those who died of wounds, nor the losses of the Marines or Sailors manning our heavy guns on shore—and their loss was heavy. If we put the total loss from causes other than were incidental to actual fighting, at 21,000, we should not be overstating it.
Cavalry.Artillery.Enginrs.Infantry.GrandTotalOfficers.N.C.O.’sandMen.Officers.N.C.O.’sandMen.Officers.N.C.O.’sandMen.Officers.N.C.O.’sandMen.Died of Disease, &c.23100716139851771151586618647
THE CRIMEAN ARMY.
The following was the composition of the various Divisions of the Crimean Army:—
Cavalry Division.
1st, 4th, and 5th Dragoon Guards, 1st, 2nd, and 6th Dragoons—Heavy Brigade.6th Dragoon Guards, 4th and 13th Light Dragoons, 12th Lancers, 8th, 10th, and 11th Hussars, and 17th Lancers—Two Light Brigades.
1st, 4th, and 5th Dragoon Guards, 1st, 2nd, and 6th Dragoons—Heavy Brigade.
6th Dragoon Guards, 4th and 13th Light Dragoons, 12th Lancers, 8th, 10th, and 11th Hussars, and 17th Lancers—Two Light Brigades.
First Division.
3rd Batt. Grenadier Guards, 1st Batt. Coldstream Guards, 1st Batt. Scots Fusiliers Guards—First Brigade.9th, 13th, 31st, and 56th Foot—Second Brigade.
3rd Batt. Grenadier Guards, 1st Batt. Coldstream Guards, 1st Batt. Scots Fusiliers Guards—First Brigade.
9th, 13th, 31st, and 56th Foot—Second Brigade.
Highland Division.
42nd, 79th, 92nd, 93rd—First Brigade.1st-2nd Batt. 1st Foot, 71st, 91st and 72nd—Second Brigade.
42nd, 79th, 92nd, 93rd—First Brigade.
1st-2nd Batt. 1st Foot, 71st, 91st and 72nd—Second Brigade.
Second Division.
3rd, 30th, 55th, and 95th Foot—First Brigade.41st, 47th, 49th, 62nd, and 82nd—Second Brigade.
3rd, 30th, 55th, and 95th Foot—First Brigade.
41st, 47th, 49th, 62nd, and 82nd—Second Brigade.
Third Division.
4th, 14th, 39th, 50th, and 89th Foot—First Brigade.18th, 28th, 38th, and 44th Foot—Second Brigade.
4th, 14th, 39th, 50th, and 89th Foot—First Brigade.
18th, 28th, 38th, and 44th Foot—Second Brigade.
Fourth Division.
17th, 20th, 21st, 57th, and 63rd Foot—First Brigade.46th, 48th, 68th, 1st Batt. Rifle Brigade—Second Brigade.
17th, 20th, 21st, 57th, and 63rd Foot—First Brigade.
46th, 48th, 68th, 1st Batt. Rifle Brigade—Second Brigade.
Light Division.
7th Royal Fusiliers, 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 33rd, 34th, and 2nd Batt. Rifle Brigade—First Brigade.19th, 77th, 88th, 90th, and 97th Foot—Second Brigade.
7th Royal Fusiliers, 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 33rd, 34th, and 2nd Batt. Rifle Brigade—First Brigade.
19th, 77th, 88th, 90th, and 97th Foot—Second Brigade.
Artillery.
Royal Horse Artillery, A. C. and I. Troops.Batteries A. B. E. F. G. H. I. Q. W. Y. and Z.
Royal Horse Artillery, A. C. and I. Troops.
Batteries A. B. E. F. G. H. I. Q. W. Y. and Z.
Engineers.
Companies 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11.Loss of English Horses in six months, during the winters of 1854 and 1855—Strength, 5048, Died, 2122.
Companies 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11.
Loss of English Horses in six months, during the winters of 1854 and 1855—Strength, 5048, Died, 2122.
AFTER THE SIEGE
The remainder of September and October, 1855, passed off pretty quietly. After the dead had been buried and the wounded removed to camp, our commanders were at liberty to turn their thoughts towards the enemy still on the north side of the harbour; the south side was well guarded by British troops and those of our allies (the French). There were as yet no signs of peace; we were still frowning at each other across the water. The enemy’s fleets had all been sent to the bottom, but the booming of their heavy guns told us that although defeated the Muscovites were not yet subdued, and that if we wanted the north side we should have to fight for it. Our people were now making preparations for destroying the huge forts,barracks, and docks of Sebastopol. This had sometimes to be carried on under a heavy fire from the north side, but still the work did not cease. Not a day passed without our losing a number of men and some good officers. By the end of October many of our wounded began to recover and to return to their duties; some, discharged from hospital convalescent, might be seen walking about the camps with their arms in splints, or with their heads bandaged, others limping about with the assistance of a stick or crutch—but all appeared in high spirits. That indomitable British pluck had been in no wise quenched, in spite of the wounds that had been received. Our men were burning to have another “shy” at the enemy on a grand scale, in order to wipe out the stain of the repulse at the Redan, although that was not all their fault. The first anniversary of the Alma was kept in camp in grand style, as far as our means would allow, and wine was sent to all the wounded Alma men then in hospital. When we looked back, what an eventful twelve months that had been! Victory after victory had been added to our already long and glorious roll; but, alas! where were the noble sons of Britain who had gained them? Had all fallen? Had all been food for powder or succumbed to the deadly thrust of the bayonet? No! Hundreds, yea thousands, had been sacrificed by cruel hardships—little or no food, hardly sufficient clothing to cover their nakedness, in the trenches for twelve hours at a stretch, up to their ankles (or sometimes knees) in mud, half drowned, frozen to death, their limbs dropping off through frost-bite! There is hardly one of those men now living who does not feel the effects of that terrible winter of 1854. Thousands have since perished, through diseases contracted during that awful time; but the excitement, supported by an invincible spirit, kept them up then and for some time after. The first anniversary of Balaclava and Inkermann found me still in hospital, slowly recovering, able towalk about, but very shaky. Inkermann was another anniversary duly observed by the whole army. We had by this time got into capital huts, and had plenty of good clothing, in fact, more than we could stand under; and we had as much food as we required—thousands of tons of potted beef, mutton, and all kinds of vegetables, having been sent out by the kind-hearted people at home. Indeed, it looked very much as though we were being fattened before being let loose at the enemy again. We could now almost bid defiance to a Russian winter. Each man’s wardrobe consisted of the following:—A tunic, well lined with flannel; a shell-jacket, well lined; a fur coat, a rough sandbag coat, a summer coat, made of tweed; an overcoat, a waterproof coat that came below the knees, a forage cap and a fur cap, two pairs of cloth trousers, one sandbag ditto, one pair of waterproof leggings, two pairs of ankle boots, one pair of long ditto to go outside the trousers and come nearly up to the fork; three woollen jerseys, three linen shirts, two pairs of good flannel drawers, three ditto worsted stockings, and two cholera belts made of flannel. It would have been rather a difficult matter to find out what regiment a man belonged to. The greater portion of these things had been sent us by our sympathising fellow countrymen and countrywomen; and we who received them were deeply grateful for the kindness shown. Had those gallant men who fought and conquered at the Alma, rode through and through the enemy on the plains of Balaclava, rolled their proud legions back time after time from the heights of Inkermann, and sent them headlong into Sebastopol in indescribable confusion—had they been supplied with one quarter of the clothing that we now had, we should have had them with us to help to storm the Redan, and a far different tale would have been told. The Bells of Old England would have clashed again for victory, as at the Alma, Balaclava, and Inkermann. But, alas! the bones of the greater portionof those victorious Britons were rotting in the Valley of Death—