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The allied army, destined to operate in the Crimea , embarked at Varnain the beginning of September 1854. It was composed of—
26,800 British troops (of all arms, including 3,100 Artilleryand 1,110 Cavalry ), under the command of LordRaglan;
26,526* French troops, with 68 field pieces, under the commandof Marshal St. Arnaud ; and,
7,000 Turks, under Selim Pasha, attached to the French army ; forming an aggregate of—
60,300 meii.f
* Vide General Niel’s Report oil the Siege of Sebastopol, p. 462.
t These included the under-mentioned Engineer force, who were also equipped as follows :
Strength of the Engineer Force and Equipment.
Strength.
Transport.
Officers.
Non-commissionedOfficersand Men.
Carriages.
Horses.
t 23
323
§ 5 (mules).
1! «
|| S88
11 40
«f 228
Gross Quantity of Engineer Stores.**
Gabions.
Sand Bags
Sets ofIntrenchingTools.
5,000
8,000
80,000
About 3,000
f 6,200
16,000
«f 100,000
t 18,600
X These numbers include the staff and Sapper officers.
§ These five mules were accidentally embarked with the Sappers of the 2d Division. The small field equipment which they carried proved of great service in repairing the bridge over the river Alma during the action.
[| Vide General Kiel’s Report on the Siege of Sebastopol, pages 463, 464.f Yide the “ Precis Ilistorique,” by Major Du Casse, pages 101, 102.
** For a detailed list of the British Engineers’ stores and materials vide Appendix No. 6.