Crimean War 1853-1856

Crimean War French Artillery - 303013844

After the Napoleonic Wars, the French artillery arm had been thoroughly modernised and reorganised under the Valée system, which reduced the number of different types of guns, and organised them into distinct groups for field and siege use. The...

Crimean War French Generals & Officers - 303013845

French commanders in the Crimea have generally been seen more favourably to their British counterparts, and this pack collects three of the best-known. Whether you field them as their historical namesakes, or as ‘generic’ commanders,...

Crimean War French Line Infantry - 303013843

France was a key part of the alliance against Russia, keen to see Russian interests kept in check and the balance of power in Europe maintained. As such, a significant force of around 300,000 French troops would be sent to the Crimea, where they found...

Crimean War French Line Infantry command - 303013842

France was a key part of the alliance against Russia, keen to see Russian interests kept in check and the balance of power in Europe maintained. As such, a significant force of around 300,000 French troops would be sent to the Crimea, where they found...

Crimean War Cossacks - 303013839

The Russian cavalry force was the largest in Europe, totalling over sixty regiments organised into twenty cavalry divisions. Included in this number were the many of the famed Cossacks, who served as light infantry and...

Crimean War Cossacks command - 303013849

The Russian cavalry force was the largest in Europe, totalling over sixty regiments organised into twenty cavalry divisions. Included in this number were the many of the famed Cossacks, who served as light infantry and cavalry...

Crimean War Russian Lancers - 303013838

The Russian cavalry force was the largest in Europe, totalling over sixty regiments organised into twenty cavalry divisions. The light cavalry consisted of hussars and lancers or uhlans. Much as with the infantry, the cavalry training...

Crimean War Russian Lancers command - 303013837

The Russian cavalry force was the largest in Europe, totalling over sixty regiments organised into twenty cavalry divisions. The light cavalry consisted of hussars and lancers or uhlans. Much as with the infantry, the cavalry training...

Crimean War Russian Dragoons - 303013832

The Russian cavalry force was the largest in Europe, totalling over sixty regiments organised into twenty cavalry divisions. The light cavalry consisted of hussars and lancers or uhlans. Much as with the infantry, the cavalry training...

Crimean War Russian Dragoons command - 303013831

The Russian cavalry force was the largest in Europe, totalling over sixty regiments organised into twenty cavalry divisions. The light cavalry consisted of hussars and lancers or uhlans. Much as with the infantry, the cavalry training...

Crimean War British Rifle Brigade in shakos - 303013854

When the Crimean War broke out in 1853 the Rifle Brigade sent two battalions. They fought at the Battle of the Alma, where one of their number led the advance across the river. The regiment also saw action at the Battle of Inkerman, and...

Crimean War British Rifle Brigade in shakos command - 303013853

When the Crimean War broke out in 1853 the Rifle Brigade sent two battalions. They fought at the Battle of the Alma, where one of their number led the advance across the river. The regiment also saw action at the Battle of Inkerman, and...

Crimean War French Chasseurs d'Afrique - 303013847

The cavalry division that served in the Crimea was quite small, with neither the French nor British able to deploy large numbers of cavalry due to the difficulty with transport and the availability of horses in theatre. The initial cavalry...

Crimean War French Chasseurs d'Afrique Command - 303013846

The cavalry division that served in the Crimea was quite small, with neither the French nor British able to deploy large numbers of cavalry due to the difficulty with transport and the availability of horses in theatre. The initial cavalry...

Crimean War Cossack artillery and crew - 303013840

The artillery was the premier arm of the Russian military. The artillery was seen to be, in many ways, the battle winner and large numbers of guns were deployed to every battle in the Crimean theatre. Massed artillery fire had been a...

Crimean War Russian Hussars - 303013834

The Russian cavalry force was the largest in Europe, totalling over sixty regiments organised into twenty cavalry divisions. The light cavalry consisted of hussars and lancers or uhlans. Much as with the infantry, the cavalry training consisted...

Crimean War Russian Hussars command - 303013833

The Russian cavalry force was the largest in Europe, totalling over sixty regiments organised into twenty cavalry divisions. The light cavalry consisted of hussars and lancers or uhlans. Much as with the infantry, the cavalry training consisted...

Crimean War Russian Generals & Officers - 303013841

Russian officers usually came from the nobility and either trained at one of the various military cadet schools or acted as a volunteer officer in a regiment before being confirmed in post. A few officers were promoted from the ranks, having...

Crimean War British Heavy Dragoons - 303013850

At the Battle of Balaklava, the British Heavy Brigade was commanded by General Sir James York Scarlett, and composed of two squadrons each of the 1st Dragoons (The Royals), the 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys), the 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish), the...

Crimean War British Heavy Dragoons command - 303013851

At the Battle of Balaklava, the British Heavy Brigade was commanded by General Sir James York Scarlett, and composed of two squadrons each of the 1st Dragoons (The Royals), the 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys), the 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish), the...

Crimean War British Light Dragoons - 303013828

At the Battle of Balaklava, the 13th Light Dragoons were at the forefront of the ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade. Having weathered the storm through the valley, the regiment ploughing through the Russian artillery, and smashed straight into...

Crimean War British Light Dragoons Command - 303013827

At the Battle of Balaklava, the 13th Light Dragoons were at the forefront of the ill-fated Charge of the Light Brigade. Having weathered the storm through the valley, the regiment ploughing through the Russian artillery, and smashed straight into...

Crimean War British Scots Greys heavy cavalry - 303013830

The Scots Greys, a Dragoon regiment named for their famous grey horses, arrived in the Crimea in 1854, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Griffith arrived and assigned to Brigadier-General Sir James Scarlett's Heavy Brigade. On 25 October...

Crimean War British Scots Greys heavy cavalry command - 303013829

The Scots Greys, a Dragoon regiment named for their famous grey horses, arrived in the Crimea in 1854, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Griffith arrived and assigned to Brigadier-General Sir James Scarlett's Heavy Brigade. On 25 October...

Crimean War British Rifle Brigade in forage caps - 303013826

When the Crimean War broke out in 1853 the Rifle Brigade sent two battalions. They fought at the Battle of the Alma, where one of their number led the advance across the river. The regiment also saw action at the Battle of Inkerman, and...

Crimean War British Rifle Brigade in forage caps command - 303013852

When the Crimean War broke out in 1853 the Rifle Brigade sent two battalions. They fought at the Battle of the Alma, where one of their number led the advance across the river. The regiment also saw action at the Battle of Inkerman, and during...

Crimean War British Foot Guards - 303013825

In an exception to the convention of the time of the Crimean War that a British infantry regiment would consist of only a single battalion, the Foot Guards each paraded more than one; the Grenadier Guards had three, the Coldstream Guards two, and...

Crimean War British Foot Guards command - 303013824

In an exception to the convention of the time of the Crimean War that a British infantry regiment would consist of only a single battalion, the Foot Guards each paraded more than one; the Grenadier Guards had three, the Coldstream Guards two, and the...

Crimean War British Generals & Officers - 303013818

The failure of the British army from a wargaming perspective is not in its men, but in its leaders. The generals, with a couple of notable exceptions, were not experienced in warfare and beyond issuing initial orders usually played little part in the...

Crimean War British Line infantry - 302000001

The thin red line! There are few more glorious military spectacles than the measured tread of Her Majesty’s line regiments wheeling by division the marching at their steady pace towards their enemies – unflinching, unafraid, and unstoppable...

The Russian Bear - Crimean War Russian starter army

At the beginning of the Crimean War the Russian military was the largest in Europe, containing just under one million men, 930,000 of which belonged to the land forces, though size is not everything… The bulk of the Imperial Russian Army that...

The Thin Red Line - Crimean War British Starter Army

The thin red line! There are few more glorious military spectacles than the measured tread of Her Majesty’s line regiments wheeling by division the marching at their steady pace towards their enemies – unflinching, unafraid, and unstoppable...