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24 Wargamlngthe CrtmEn\U?f,r*-.by DerekColeman

TbeCrimean ars/hich as oughtn thmiddle f thenineteenthcenturys a conflict hich hasbeengainingnc.easingntresl rom*argamen.t had variety lcauses,one f*hichare fpanicularinterst xcept o th historians mongst s. t alsohad hreemajorbattles,iegesnd hestormingf a great ity,smallerkirmishes,severalations articipaling ndsome olourful niforlns, ll ofwhichgo to make ntersting cenariosor wargamersooking or a nevThis eriesf articles illgive etaih f he hreemajor attlesndwill,lhope, ive ints nwargamingthem.

BAT'TLE FTHEALMA,20SEPTEMBERt54Theday eganadly,here ere asualtiesevenho gh here ad ot,as et, een ny ction.heywere ot hecasuallisfwar, owever,theywere hevictims l diseasesnd herewer ome 00 f them:troops ho, te night efore, ad ivouackedn heplain bovehevalley f he iverAlma nd$howereoiveitherunfitorduty rdead

Thedheasead truckn hesummeranongtherenchn BulSariaand ad inceollowedheBrilish, rench nd urkish nnies s heyinvadedhCrinea tCalamilaay, 5milesron Sebaslopol.It had aken ive days o get he armies shor nd o rounduPsufficientocal ransporto noveon, decadesithout Europeanconflict adaken heir oll of theBritish rmy\efficiencyinceheNapoleonicwa$.The Allies inallymarchedouthrom heir anding lace n 19September,eadingfortherealRussianaval ase tSebastopol.ltwasa biulallyhotday or a cross'countryarch ndmen romall hreeof thealliedarmies addroppedike lies.Themarchhadrovidedhe lnt real ction fthe arforlheBritishho{,ever,venhought Nas nlya briefikirmisht BulganekheretheRussiansadbeenorced owithdraw. hortly fterwardsheafinycamped,ookingutover dark 'alley herehey ould eehe ightsof lhousandsf watchiresacrossheir ineof march, sightwhichsignalledhat henext ay heywouldaceheenemys ainorcen

THEPOSITIONAs hesun ose n he20th l sho*edhat heSroundn rontof theallied rmieslopedently own o thenonhbank fthe Alma, hegreen fthegrassnlerspenedithvineyards,hitearmhousesndtwo mallvillages.Acrossbe river,wherehe Russiansailed,he andwas erydifferent. ere hsoulhernank ose ery teeplyo a formidableheightwilh rockyslopeshatpresented greatnaturalbatrier.Thisraisedlateau.stretchedron he ea lmost000ardsnland lon8helineof the iverwithonly heoccasionaloadorpath o offera breaknitsdefences.neof heseoads as heSebastopolostRoad. alledtheCausewayere.hichbrokehroughte barrieratrightnglesndrandovn o a bddge ver hestream.o he ight frhis oad steeplrackclimbedpwardsoa elegraphiationthe ussiansad rectedon heheights.hilsto he efl {asKorrganie ill-steep.butnotasformidable s hecliffs o thenghl of the oad in front ofwhich heenemvhadonslructedwoeanhedoubts.

DEPLOYMENT

all with he39,000roopshathehadbroughtrom Seba5topol.n facthe did nor hink thalhe had o: the cliffs at the river nouth and heheightsrom he seao lhe Causewayereoo sleep or infantryandguns,he decided, ndhe deployed nly one battalionof the Minskregimentnhis xtremeeft.Therewremore nfanrryon theplateauurtherup'river, but themain forcewas concentra&d roundKourganieHill with its twoTlesewere alledheGreal nd heLelserRedoubts.lthoughn

fact hywereonlyearthworks ithwallsaroundour eethighandnoditch. heydidmntabartillery owever:2heavy uns32pdr nd24pdr owilzers)n theGreatRedoubt ndnine ieldpicesn theLesser.n all86gunsacedheBritishand36 he French-Menschikov\avalry,,400trong, as n heextremeighl,whilsttwo thirds of his nfantryweredeployed round he hill facing heBritish.Apart fron the wo redoubts o other renchor lorlilicationhadbeenconstructed.lnrd Raglan.heBrilish ommander,ndMarshal t.Amaud,nchargeffte French, admet ate n heeveningffte lgth oplantheirassaultn heRussianosition.TheFrenchad avouredpincermovementyboth rmies, hilsttheBritish,wilh a waryyeon hemasses[Russianavalry, referreda ftontalassault.Matterswerenot cleady esolved ndconsequentlyfte allisdeployed en morningwithouteithercommanderavingreal ndelstandingf{hat theotherintendedodo.Whenheydid akeuppositionheFrench ere n he ightwithBosquefs2ndivisiononhe oastndCanrobert\st Divisionnhisleft.The3rdDivision nder rince apoleonras nCanroben\eftwithForey's th Divilionbehindhese wo.TheTurkish ivision,which as otengagedinhebaxl, lood ehind osquet.ThBritishdeployedn a wo divisionront vith lhe 2ndandLightDivisionsn thevan ollowedy rhe st and3rdDivisions.he4ihDi./ision aso he eft ear f hese nd heCavalry ivisionoveredtheleftlank.seemaD.l

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The Russian tont was five and a half miles long and PrinceMenschikov.lheussianonmander,ecidedecould otdefendt

Byoneo'clocktheritish ndRussiankirmishenterewithinangefeachother and shonly afterwardshe first ardlleryshll bouncedlowardshe ed-coatedines-within minutes ore grns ired andLord Raglan rdered isinfantryo haltanddeploynto ine.Almostmmediatelyt becameapparentthathe wo adingivisionsadnotdeployedver noughground, s he efthand egimentf the2ndDivisionoundtselfformingjustn ront fthe ight andegimentf heLightDivision.Raglanallwhatwas appeningndmade halfheartedttemploreclify atters eforeivingpandeavingheunilso sorlhemselvesByno$ heackofco-ordinationetweenheBritish nd rench as

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Unit , Shannon quare, hames stuaryEstate, anveysland,EssexSS8OpEimmdiately rdercdCanroben's lld PrinceNapoleon'sDivisionsforwardnsupport ndhadsntForey'sDivisionoff afterBosquet.Menschikov,tunned y the ners of Bosquet\success,allopedover ftom KourganieHill to see or himslf, aking eight resrvebattaliotrs ithhim.Findinghat hebadnewswas ruehe odeback ohishadquanersithoutcoNDitting is roops.The scne ppearedet or a $nashing rerchvictoryoo the ight,but alnost mmediatelyhi0gs eganogowrotrg.Canrobert, dvarcingo the eft of *here Bosquet adcrosed heriver, found hegoingmuch ougher han his collague ad andwasforcedo climb heheights ithouthisguns,whichwere ent o fitrd aneasieroute.PrinceNapoleon'sroops, dgiog way ron thebumingvillageof Bourliouk, st on fue by Russian hells,cane underdevastatinglyary ir iom theheights earhe elgraphtation ndtheiradvancetalled s heirmoraleDlummeted.

To cap t all the Frenchtont hadall too few crossing laces ndForey\ menmarchedoru/aido addcotrgestiono thecoDJusion.St. Amauds alsauh asnoppedatrdhedespatchei franric raffofficer o Raglan o say baruolessBolqueasmen e&ived supporttheywouldhave o withdraw.TheBntishhadbeenyingdou/'l) nder heltire for rearlyan houranda hall and his newsromSt Amaudhelpedo nake upRaglan,smindabour owoproced. edespatchednaide o orderhisnfantryThered-coatedi0sstoodup, dressedanksandnoved forwardwithDe kcey-Evans'2ndDivisionsplittingo pass ithersideofOebuming ilage.This,coupled /ith hevine,"rds,gardtrsndorchardswhichhad o becrossed,id mt makeorgoodordr nd thedivisionsuffered avyasualtiess heyattemptedo caosshe iver.TheLightDivisioo, nderSir ceorgeBro$'n,nade astr rogress,


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evenhoughhedepth f theAlma n frontof themwas eceptive.Somemencrossed ith waterup to their kneeswhihtothers teppedinto holes,ost heir ootingandweredrowned. heenemymusketrywas ealyand asualtieserc igh, utsoon undredsfnen werecrowdedogethernderhesteep,liff'like ank n hesouth ide fIn front of thesemenwasan openslope,at leart 400yardsong,withouta scrapof cover on it. Sir GeorgeBrown ard GeneralCodringtonel hexanple ypushingheir horses p hrough apsnthebanks nd hen itting nplainvie\I ol theenemy heyorderedhedivisionorward.Themenhadno opportrnity o form, butscrambledp andmovedtoward heenemy, xrendingnto ineas hey idso,whilstheRussianskirmishenadeda$aybeforehem.Tle Russianunsn the GreatRedoubt ere ready o fire,bul the righl hand olumnof the K^zanRegimentmoved onderouslyorward, ookheavy asualtiesrom heBritish iflesand hnwnhdrewo their ormerposition.Then heenemycannonpenedireand apsegano appearn headvancingritishines s olid hot rashedhroughhem.On he ighl of theDivision'sront he th Fusiliers ere tariingoexchange ively ire with the KazanRegiment hen hegunsn theredoubtfellsilentandtheunmistakeablesoundsofimbe$wereheard.The Russians ere rying o pull theirgunsout and hiswasall the

encouragementhe Britishneeded.With a rush heys$gedover heearthwall,plantedhe Colou$of the 23rdon the rampans ndcapturedhe edoubt.Therc as osuppoft,owever;thestDivision hich as upposedtobe ollowingheLightDivision,adn act ot et rossedheAlma.Their nexperiencedommanderhadaltedhemwhenhey eganotakehealTcasualtiesrom rheRussiannnsn the edoubh ndon heAt thispointhrd Raglanhould ave eenwhatwas appeningndgiven rdersor hem o moveorward, ul hecould ot.WhilstheLightDivisionad oughto take he edoubtk t rdship adddendown o the iver,crossednd hen aknapathup o a knoll haltuaybe$r,eenheCausewaynd he Telegraph eighls. romherehcorild

seemostof lhe Russian rmyspread eforehim, but hewasvinuallyoutof touchwithhisownunits.It waseft to General irey o order he st Division orward gain,and heHighlandanduards rigadesmarchedn o crossheAlmaand hn toppedo dress nks.Meanwhilehemen f theLightDivisionn thecreat Redoubt ercoming ndr ire rom Russian dilleryandwerebeinghreatendy3,000nen of the Vladimir Regimentwho wereabout o launchacounter-attackiom tbe ight.No\f a series f inexplicable vents ccuned. irstly he advancingcolumnas wronglydentified sFrench ndmostol rheBritish roopsheldheir ire.Then omeonehoutedCeasefire 'and bugletookuplhe call, o be olloweda few ninuts aterby aDother uglblowing'Retire'.Other buglersoind n and he menof the Light Divisionobeyed, ave p hehad wonground ndbegano retir owardsheriver,collidingwith headvancingcots usiliers s heydidso.TheScots usiliers ereorced o fall backaftrgivingheRussiansonvolleyandnowhesceneooked et or a Russianictoryas12,000menpoureddown he slope n pursuitof the withdrawing ightDivision.

But heTth usiliershadotfallenbackvithlhei.comradesfromtheredoubt.heywere tillexchangingirewith heKazan egimenrnd,on hebanksf heAlma. heGrenadierndColdsrreamuardsstoodin immaculairder.They iredandcheckedhe Ruslian olumnsgivingheScorsusiliersime o reform.Whiht hiswas oing nRaglanad greedo releasene attalionto aid he beleaguredrench. hopleadedhatrhey aced ighrbattalions.ehad lso rderedcoupleofgunsnptohisvantageoinrand ron here heybegano shootnto heRussianatteriesn heCausv/ay,orcinghem ntoaprecipitateelreat.eforehey umedtheir ire onlo heenemy\ nfantryeservesdvancingowardsheLightDivision.The Russian rtillery ire died awaya little as he gunswithdrewunder aglan\ anagend ow heGuards rigadegano advanceup he lope,rivingh neny eforehem. o heirefi heHighlandBrigade ddedheir |'eighto theattack s hey oobegano moveagainltheRussiancserves,Menschikov\ en ell backand heBrilish ndDivisionmovedforwardn suppon f the si andLightDivisions.he3rdDivisionmoved o\rn he slope owardshe AImaasLucan\cavalry eganocrossnd six-gunorseatterygallopedo supponheHighlanders.

So ar he3,400Russianavalry adsa andwatched s heir nfantrywereirst toppednd hen ushedack. ow hey eganomo e, uttheirdirectionwasawayron thebattleas he nfantry olumnsrokeandjoinedhemn light.TheRussiansere uddenlyinullretreat.ursuedy he ireof heBritishartillryncludingeveral orebatteries hichhad oinedRaglan.He senla messageorbiddinghecavalryopursu, erhap6sensibl ove s herewere nly900Britishcavalry n iredhorses ndtheenemyvastlyouhumberedftem.he xhaustednfantryould orpurswandSt Arnaud eclined, ucho thechagrinf some f hiscommanders.leadingackof artillery mmunitionnd be act hattheFrenchad eft hei knapsacksehind.Andso hebattle nded ith healliesnpossessionf he ield ndthe Russiansnableo stand gain ntil hey eachedhesafety fSebastopol.TI{EARMIES

ThBritishieldedloralof27,000menn ourdivisions,ogetherith900menof the ighlcavalrynd54guns. heir asualtiesere 53killed nd1.630 ounded.TheFrenchad 8,000 en n ourdivisions,ogether ith68gum.There s no separateigure or cavalryalthough he numberq,asprobablyery ow.Tleyhad 56 illed nd .087wounded.TheTurkishDivision onsistedf 7.000 en and68guns. heywerenolengagednd hereforeooknocasualties.TheRussian rmyconsistedf 39,000men.The nfantrywre romthreedivisionsogetherwith6 rifle.4 reserve nd2 navalbattalions.Thecnvalry onsistedf 4 regimen$. squadronsnd2 horse atteries.They ad 22guflsandlost,80?killednd ,821 ounded.

WARGAMINGIIE BATTLEThegamewa5oughton an 8' by 4' table.Sincewe could ind noinformation erailingheeffects f the ire from rhe leet yingoff themouth f heAlmawe gnoredhis.Therearea ot of terrainpiecesn hemarket hatareperfecdyinefor slopes n the Allied sideof the river, but since hiswasa orc'offbattle ndwedidnorwanro buildanlahingusr or oneeveningervertedo theexpedient f piledblocks fwoodandpolystyreneorlhe southbank and ts cliffs. Covering hesewith a cloth provedprfectly dequateor ourneeds.Russell'sap f he enain bowsadens nd ineyads nmost flhe northbank romAlmatamacknland o ustpasthebridg.Tterewerealsogardensn he southbankmidway tweenhevillages ndfromBourliouko ustpasrhebridge. hese elayednddisruptedheBritishat east ndshould e epresented.


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SIMON'S SOLDIERSA protessionalpaintmgseNice for wargdd bY a wargamiAI scales atered or {up ro 110rm) but t5lm a specjality,with anmbt of statddds available o sunyou tdte dd lou Pockt.For a lsDD saople d 1.50 to 14 cae Frynnon, B6clta,Bddgend,Mrd. Glam. CEll 2HG or cdtaclStoon Chdldorih 6 0656 764556 fd deiailsFor hearmies eused mmNapoleonicroops, upplemenlingursomewhat eagre upplyof Russians ith Prussians. e alsousdNapoleonicrules-?ft?sordolrteg,lrlj withsuitableamendmenlsto rllec1heFrench ndBritish adoption f the rifle to replacehTherewerealsoseveral thr ule changeshat had o be made oreflect heevnts nd heperiod.Hindsighls apowerfulwapon ndsowedecreedhat wewouldcomdence ith he armies laced thepositionsheyoccupied t 1.30 .m.on20September. ealso ied heRussianlayerdovrn omwhats, n order o simulat isbelief hatthectiffscouldnot be$aled, wedid not allowhim o connit resrvesagainsthFrench otil hiscommandigurewas n apositiono viewthei advame.Raglan'shandsoff nethod of command e decided

meatrt hat we wouldnot havea player n ovrallcommand f theBritish army, nstead layencommandedivisions nd he umpirecontrolledRaglan,stickingas close o historical act as the gamepermitted.Ailied moralewe decided ashigh o srartand he Britishat leastonlychanged ithcircunstancendcasualties.heFrnch ppearohavebeenmorevolatileand his reds o be bome n mind vhenplaying.Russianseganas straightC classand again he fact thatdeteriorating orale as apparentlynfectious eedso be bome nmind.

TI#GAMEDespite urFecautions,he Russianseactedalhermorequickly oBosquel'suc.essfulrossingfth iver han heydidhistorically. urRussianlayeralsoook lheprecautionf moving roops orvard totackleheotherFrench ivisions s heyattmptedo cross ndbothCamobert ndNapolon arely otaaosshe iver.On heBritish tont both heLighland2ndDivisions ufiered adl]crossinghe Alou, mainlydue o a randomdice actorwe used osimulatehose roopswhowere ostdu o drowning ndbeing weptaway. te Russiansmoving o face the Frenchadvance lockedRaglan's nemptedrossingnd hui preventedim rombringing pthegunso fir into the Ru.sian alteries. hismovement eakenedthedefencesn ront f rhe ndDivision,owever,nd hey oved ptheCauseway,hilsthe st Division, howeremuch uickerff hemark han heywre istorically,oind heLightDivisionn stormingthe edoubts. ucan's avahy nd h3rdDivisionmovedo exploit hegroundhat he2ndDivision adwonand heRussianentre ollapsed.The Russian avalrydid makea half-heaned ttempt o becomeinvolved,bur thy wre oo late and werebeatenoff by dfle andanillerv ire.Casualtieserehigher han heywerehistorically,speciallyor heFrcnchwhooatnore ftan theBritish.b|lt the esultwas hesame.

BIBLIOGRAPIIYTheGinean Wa\ a rcapprairal. amer, 1972.Thega sntsi hundrcd.Harns,1973.TheRtitish tpeditiono heCtinea.Russell, 858.TheRitirh arnJ oncampaign&5r'-J6.Osprey196), 987.

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24 WargamlngtheCrtmeanWar,PartTwoby DerekColemanFouowinglheefeat f Menschikovt heAlma n20Septemberheallies pentwo days learinghe ieldof dead ndwoundedeforemarching n, and so missedheir opponunityo pursuehedemoralisedussians.Theenemy aden atlemptostand n heRiler Katcha,bulthenrerreatedack o theirbase t Sebastapol.healliesmade flankmarch hich aw notherief skirmish,henmovedoundo he oulhofthecityto et p heirsieSeins- ere heFrenchoncegainookrhe eawardide f he inewith heBrilish ntheirright,ndtogetherrhey eganodig n and odeployheirbig uns.Menschikovas ot inishedowever. ewas ol n thecity.butwasn actbehindhebesiegers.lreadyuilding nolherrmy nd,after eleral lanns nd enlativerobesesignedo coverhisbuildup,on25Octoberemoved gainsttheritishright.

BATTLEOFBALACLAVA,5OCTOBERE54TI{tr POSITIONMllch f he onh ide l Sebasiapolsprotecledywater ndhe llisdecidedthatlhiside asoostrongo assault.hey herefore ovedround o thesoulh f thecitywilh heBritish asinghemselvestBalaclavand heFrench tKamiesh.The enain onhofBalaclavasee ap 1)consisledf steep,penhillsides,ighplaleauxnddeep alleys.heporl tselfaybetweensteep liffswitha wide alley,unning asto west,ustnorth f il.Therewasa line of higher round onsisringf snallhillocks ndintennitlenteightsuning iagonallycrosshis alleynd ividinglinto he North.and wider)Sourh alleys. hishigher round ascalledheCausevay eights nd l carriedheWoronzoffoad. tformedhe alliesouter ine of defencendwasprotecledy sixredoubts.nannedyTurks- heSapouneilh ay othewest, nd otheea$wereheKamaraHeights.

DEPLOYMET\rTBalaclavaas strangeaille.With hemajority f roopsn he iegelines heRussiansere n effeclattackinghe allid ght ear.aseeminglydeal ositionrom heir oint fview. lisviewsenhancedwhenhedefendinglliedroops re xamined.Asmendonedhere ere i{ edoubtsroleclingheCausewayndWoronzoffroad.ut heseveredescribedathe ime smere ketcheswitha spade'.umber redouh adhree uns,umbersand3 adtwoeach nd one fthe thershadny. lloltheartilleryconsisledofirongunsromH.M.S.Dtamond.umber redoubtad garrisonf600Turks,vhilsr 2, 3 and4 hada otal of 800betweenheln.Redorblnumber5asunmannednd umber6 nlinished.To bolstertheseedoubtsthereashe93rdReginentf Foot ndthe CavalryDivisiondivided nto 800nen of theHeavyBrigade nd675 f heLighl.On heheights bove alaclavaeremarines ndguns{,hichhadbeenandedrom he leet.To assaulthese ositionsMenschikovadassembled arSe rmyundertheery ble ommandfGeneralibrandi.See ap .)

TIIE ACTIONAr dawnon25 ctobertheussiansaunched hree-prongedttackthroughhe healTmist,driving n thecavalry ickets f the4th Light

Dragoons. henonhemarmof theiradvanceookupposition n heunoccupied ediukineHeighL, h centreattackedhe Turks n theredoubts n heCausevaynd hesouthemorceadvancedn edoubtnumberon heeminencealled anroberl\ ill-Lord LucanandSn CofinCampbell, ith thek slaff,wereakeadyriding n th SouthValley as he first shotscrashed ut and hyimmediatelyespatchedidestospreadheword.WithinminutesheCavalryDivisionand he ho6e artillerywerbroughtup, Maude'sbattery f lour Gpoundersnd wo howiizers oingnto action ntheCauselfayefore ounteFbatteryire orcedbem o withdraw.TheTurksn redorbt unber ne oughtwellandheldoul or anhour and a half without rinforcemenl efore alling back eavingnearly ne hirdof theirnumber ead. heRussiansagerly ovedinto he edoublnd l he ameime eganoestablilhatteriesn heCauseway.eanwhileanrobert.he French onmanderhohadraken ver flerSt.Amaud\death, ad entwobattalionsnd woregiments f the recentlyarrivedChasseurs'Afrique towards heaction. or heBritish,Raglanadorderedhe st aDd thDivisionsfrom hesiegeines,but bothwereslowo startand l wouldbe sometime eforeheywern apositiono help heir omrades.Lucan ent heHea ry rigadeorward o cover heTurks etrealingfron redoublnumber, but theganisonof fte secondedoublsaw\rhathadhappenedndputup only a oken esistanceeforeoiningrheirfriendsn ligbt.The army'ssupply ine and the wholepon of Balaclavawasthreatenedowas he redoubtsell and he Turks an. CampbelorderedBarkeis batteryback o Kadikoi o cover hem.Both theHeavyBrigade ndMaude's atteryookcasualtiesnd hen heTurksin edoubtsand led.Raglan adanivedon he Sapoune eightsn time o watchLucan'dthdrawhiscavalryo ustsoutb f redoubt , but hewas otsatisfiedwirh hisposition ndsentordersor theLight Brigadeo fall back othe end of the SouthValleywher hey werecovered y Bosquet\guns.ucan asurioust hisorder,uthad oobey.By his ime ome f rheTurks adbeen alted ndhadbeguno

lormbehindrhe93rdbut.nadditiontoheselwounits,here re nlya ev nvalidsnd ick etlveen enschikov'srerwhelmingumbersSeenrom Balaclavand heSoulhValley,nothing eemedo behappening;ut Raglan,n his elevatedosition n the SapouneHeights, ouldseea hugemass f Rmsian avalrywith infantryandanillerysupportmoving own he NorthValleyh preparationor atumsoulho assaulthepon.He couldalsoseCossacksn thecavalry ampwreaking avoc ndtheBritish ommandernally realisedhal heenemyhrustwas imedat Balaclava.owhedcidedhat hecavalryshouldove gain. esent an order for eight squadrons f the Heary Brigade o movetowardsCampbell nd he 93rd n order o guardKadikoi and hecavalrycamp.Lucan, till uning,noved$e heavy avalry imself,eaving isbrotherinla* $e Earl ofCardigann commandf rheLightBrigadewithstrictnstruciionso attack nyercmy hatcamewithin ange.TheRussiansn the NorthValleyhadnov been topped y alliedartillery ire and,asLucanmoved p o theCausewayfterplacingheHeavies,our squadronsf the enemy avalry rokeaway rom hemain olumn ndbegano crosshe oad nto heSouthValley.Tle 93rdweren two ranks n a smallhill whichguardedhegorgethat ed dovn o Balaclava ndCanpbelhad hm yingdownon hereverselope sRulsian uns n heCausewayound heir ange. leTurkswhohad efornedwerellstto the aroftheHighlanders,utatthe Russian avalry ppearedver he Causvayhey ired onewildvolley nd led ncemore.To the Russianspproachinghe hill it musthaveappearedo beunoccupied.ut suddenly ampbelladhismenon their etandmoving p o thecrest.Theenemy avalry altedand he93rd ired avolleywehich ade the horsenenwaver or a moment efore heymovedorward gain. heHighlandersued a scond nd hena thirdtimeasallied rtillw esano hit the Russiansndwith hat he


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squadronsheeledndmoved ff towards anrobert's ill.The gend f the thinrd ine' wasbom and he mmediate angerappeardobeover,but another,arger,onewas ooming s hemainbodyof thRussianolumn wept ver heCausewaynd nto viev.Thismass f ovr3,000 orsemenrossedhe ridge n a blockandbegano deploy o their ft beforcnoving on al a trot towardshcavalry amp ndScarlettt mall and f around 00 eavymvalrywhowere almly ressinganksn ftont of them.TheRussiansame n, ncreasingpeed ndopeninganksas heydid so.To hobsewersn heheightst looked s f theHeavyBrigade$,ould ecrushed, utsuddenlyhe Russiansaltd.Theystoppedn lront of a dry ditchandstared cross tScarlett'smenwhowerenowbeing einforced y the restof thebrigadewhichhadbeen nt orward y Lucan.What heR$siansdid not knowwasthal Cardigan,n charge f theLight Brigad,wasonlya $,hundredyardsron lheir right lankand n apo6itiono delivera tllingblovagainsthem.But Cadigandid not nove anddespite las e efu.edto et anyof his egiments ove i$er.T Russians egan o stir againand at that momentScadettlaunchedischarg.Thesmall umber I rd-coatedorsemenit rhe ronrof rheenemycolumnanddrovedeep nside-The Russianightwing apped oundand urotr heBritish,butas heydid soasquadronfrhe5thDragoonGuadssmashednto rheir ear.

Lucan entn the rservesnd heyhit the Russiansrom right andleft.It seemedor anomnt hat h iny British orcewas oomed, utthenhe ear f heRussianassegano break pandwithin econdsAt this ime Cardiganas againaskedor pefinissionor hisreginenlsochargehe leeingnemy.utagain estubbornlyefused.earningima rebukerom ucan. ow terewas pausen hebattleas heheavy avalrye-grouped.Thewholepiclurehadchanged. heRussian avalry ad etreatedto he arend f heNorth alley nd he mminenthrato Balaclavaand hesupply oad$asover.By now he st Division ason the ieldand heenemy n theCausewayad vacualededoubtsand4.Raglan,pparentlyeartulthat the Russiansoulddragaway he guns rom he capluredredoubh,ent nambiguousrdero Lucanor he avalryoadvance,pronisingnlantry uppon. hat heBrilish ommanderad orgoltenthough ashebroken ature l the round.rom is osition00eelup on heSapouneeightsecould ee heentire attlefield,ronwhere ewas t heend ftheSouth alley ucan ould or ee uchoftheCausewaynd e entire orlhValley asnvisible.Confusedy heorder nddecidinghatheNaso waiiand henadvance irh he nfantry hat hcouldnotyetse,Lucanmovdhecavalryp o heNorthValleyo wail.To hestaff n heheiShtst appearedhat hecavalryommanderwasjust astingtimendthen, bour 0ninutes fterhe avalryadmoved,omeonehoughthey aw rtillery orsesn heCauseway.Againalarmed t theprospect f losing hegunsrom he redoublsRaglanictatednothermbiguousorderandent aptain olan ithi t toLucan.Nolan. xcilable,fanatic boutightcavalrynda bitlercnticofLucan,aced owno hevalley nd assedheorderwhichnslrucledthcavalryo advanceapidlyo heir tontand opreventheenemyfrom anying $ay heguns.LDcanead heorderseveralimes. romwhere ewas'advanceorhe ronl could n ) mean ownheNonhValle)The cserenosignsol guns eingaken wayrom heCausewayndn act heonlygunsappearedo be hose t he arend fthe alley. equeriedlherderand sked*hichuns eremeant.WhetherNolan actuallymisundersloodaglans ntention rwhethern hisexcitedtate ewas eingnsolento anofficerhathedesDisedsnot lear.Whatsknowns hat eDointedo he alreriestrheindoftheNorthValley s he argetor he avalry.LucanassedheordertoCardiganhopointedutthedangers,butobeyed. nd soprobablyhe most amous avalry hargen British

historywasaunched.There eremore han 0,000 ussiansithartillery n henanksandat heendofthevalley.Fora noment hey tood taringn disbeliefas he LightBrigaderottd orward nd hen heguns ashd ut.It was t hispointhatNolan, hohadjoinedthecharg,ccordingto legend, odeout of the ranksandacross ardigan\ ront, rying opointout thal thywregoingor the *rong guns, ut becominghefi$t casualtynstead.t smoreikely hat heaidewas itwhillt rill nthe anks nd nly allopedcrosshe rontol hebngaden his ealh

lnturiated y NolansapparentclionCardiganodeon as heRussianunsoundhe ange nd masheduge olesinthesquadronsbehindim.Lucaned heHeavyBrigadeforvardsomedislanceo he.ear f heLight avalry,uleventuallyaltedhem ppositeumber3redoubtfter ehimselfwasoundedndwhenhev ad akenmorecasualtieshann heir *n earlier harge.DespiteheircasualriesheLightBrigadeeachedheRussianuns,rode hroughhemand engagedhe nasses f cavahy eyond.Appalled y hecamageheFrnchCha.seu6 'AfriquemovedW insupport ndengagedhe enenyon ihe Fediukine eights s hesurvivorsegano slruggleack.The ecriminationsere et o come. ut hebattler,as ffectivelyover.TheRussianatteriesngngedhe nfantry s hybeganoanive.he$reattoBalaclavawasfinhhedut heRussiansereeft ncontrol f nost of the Causewav.he Woronzoffoadand heFediukineeishts.

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26HearT ndLightBrigades. part rom hnaval uns bove alaclavatheanilleryconsistedf 7 on gunsn three edoubts ndMaude\andBarkelsbatteries.As hdayprogressedheFrench roughtto battafions,osquefsanilleryandtworegimenlsofhasseursd'AfriqueothefieldwhilstrheBritishevetrtuallyad he st and4thDivjsions.The Russians,nder he command f GeneralLiprandi, ielded25,000nfantry,34squadronsnd78guns.

WARGAMINGHEBATTLE

TIIEGAME

AswithourAlmagame e ought nan8'by4' tableandoncmoreweused iledblocks i woodandpolystyrneor theheights.The conlmporarymapsof th terrainshowa vineyard etweenredoubtnumber ix and he cavalrycampand someof the HeavyBrigade ame cropper erebeloreheyeven alv ction.Apan tomthis therewasno cultivationand ittle wild vegetation ther thanthistles.hehillsidesre teep, anen nd lonyandtese eedoberepresenteds heyhadapronouncedflectonwhere. ndhow, roopsOnce gainor thearmies ured6mmNapoleonicroops ndagain

wesupplementedur supply f Russians ith Prussians.e alsousedNapoleoniculesoncemore Thesoundof ke gu..l),h^ving oujdthemquitesuitablewithembellishnenls)henweplayedheBattleofDawnwashe ine wechoseo commenceurgame nd roopsweredeployedo reflectheirpositionst thal ime.Wdecidedhat herewerealso everal ther uleswehad o make,principallyo reflect he personalitiesf the period.The CardiSan'Lucan-Raglanrianglesa storyn ilself,but t hadapronouncedffecton hbattle ndsowe ecreedhalCardigan,.e. heLightBrigad,wouldnol doanfhing unlesspecificallyrderedo. Lucanwedecidedcouldacton hisown nidative,butwouldobyanyorder rom Raglanto the etler. wilh apercentagehance f mis-interpretingnygiven

order,and Raglan imselfvas playedby a playerwho had novesdictated ntoa mapandwhocouldnot seehe able.CaptainNolanwedecidedassuch one-offcharaclerhatwesimply epictedimbyincreasinghechancesf mis-interpretationf anyorder or theLightBritishmoratewedecided asveryhigh hroughout nd$e halvedminusadjushents or both circumstancend casualties. he Turks{'eremore if6ult,bey ought etl n redoublumberne, ut heirspirit apidly rumbld hen not einforced rwhenhiends ,ere eenretiring.We made heir moraleplunmet for tbesecircumstanc.s.Russiansegan s$raighi C class, ut the neptness f theircavakymeant that they too had larger than normal adjustmenlsorcircumstancesndcasualties.

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EventuallvheRussiats ere eadvandaunchedheircolumnstomthe FediukdeHeights ndalong he Causeway.he nfantryassaultalong heCausewaylnost mmediatelyroundo a halt n the aceofrifle fire from redoubts and3 and rom Maude's atlerywhichhadbeetr astily edeployed.heRussianavalry ovingwestwardslongtheCausewayndheNonhValley ehavedlmostxacdys xpectedby recoiling tom the nfantryandanillery fire and seeking helterunder he FediukineHeights.They continuedo movewestwardshoweverand,heirmorale oostedybeingn themidst ftheiro\rnadvancingnfantryolumns.hey urned outh gain nd rossedheCauswaelweenedoub$and .Lucan ad lreadyonmittedheLighlBrigadey his ime, eingvery careful o giveCardigan recisenstructions nd they wereharassinghe irst wo Russianolumnsonuch halth Russiansadbeenorced 0 alt heir dvance.It was t thispoinl hatRaglanooka handHe sent norderoLucan or the HeavyBrigadeo moveo Kadakoin order opreventtheRussiancalalryfronmovingonalaclava.ucanbeyedhe rderand heheavy alalryproceededn hirwaydespilehe act hat heRussiansad umedeastwardslong he SouthValley and 'rerenotthrealeningheporlat all. Luckily heywerepreventedrom oiningntheassaulln he edoubtsy he ire romBarker\battery nd herhreerongunsn redoubtumberone.Thecavalryplit, ome oingor thehills o theeaslwhilst theFrecrossedheCauseway,ook ufther asuahiesndwithdren'o theendof lhe Nonh Valley.The nfanty assaults etered ut againststubbornesistance,he ack f supportrom hose olumnstalled ythe Light Bigadeand aler by thearrivalof the Chasseurs'Afriqrcand he nfantryivisions.Thesame nded ilh heallies till n comnand f theCausewayndrhe edoublsnd he Russiansatchingtem from he FediukineHeiqhts.C;sualtieswere ower hanhistorically,mainlydue o the Russianinabiliryop.essome ny f their nackseforeetiring, suallyrmoraleests. heallies on,notsomuchtom heir wnabilitiesbutratberrom he ardinessftheRussiantart.OurRussian

layer, erhaps iththebenefitof hindsieht, eciddochangerom hehiltoricalplan. nstead f the hree.prongdssaultewent or one n tvo slages, i strategy eing o inidallyput ar moreuni$ onto $e FediukineHighls hanwereusedhistorically.Oncethese nitswere n placheplannedo launchanassault outhwardstowardsheCauseway,hilstat hesameine pushingnlantryand hbulk of his c-avalry estwardslong he WoronzoffRoad.Redoublnumber nonCarroben\ Hill waso be gnored nlil lbe Causewaybad een eized.It did notworkoutquiteasplanned. heRussiansr,ere uis.outedby heBritishcavalry iquers ndgettingmuch f his nlantryonto heFediukineHeighls ook our Liprandi ar longer han he anticipated.Lucanhad ime o prepare ndhe did soby moving he 93rdand heinvalids p o bolsterhegarrisonsf redoubts and3whilstmovinghecavalry rigades p to theNorlhVally, ougbly n thepositiotrronwhich h Light Brigade harged istorically.Maude's ndBarker'sbatteriesr,ere eployedn hCausewayetweenedoubh and4.

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byDerekColemanPrinceMenschikov.heRussianommandr,id not stonhis aurelsfollowing his partial victory at Balaclava.Th folowing day helaunched probe n force rom Sebastopol,owardshe BritishzndDivisionn their solated ositionon HomeRidge.Thisprobwasrepulsed ithoutmany asualies, ut t was n ndicator fwhatwas o

It highlightedheweaknessl this lank,but he esson as gnord;no redeploymentasmade nd heallies ontinuedopoundaway tthe wallsof Sebastopol.heweatherworsened, ringing oldwindsandhearynin. Theelernentsidnot deterMenschikovhough, or aweek ebuilt uphis ori:es nd hen,at 2 a.m.ona Sunday oming, emovedn a onentialdownpourhatvassoon o tum o hea\rymist.

BATTLEOF NKERMAN5NOVEMBER854ThePo6ilionLing just southof the River Chmaya,*erman ridS isesverysteeplyo anaverageeight f4{0 eel. t was hicklywooded ndhadseveral maller idgeswhichwerover 600 eet high runningoff ittoSether ith hree avinesSt.Clements, uarryandVolavia)whichledsouthwardsowardsheBritishpositions.n thcntre f themainridgewasa eature alledShellHill.Deep, teepsidedavines alledCareenagendVictoriaRavinesayin a ine o rhesouth-westf the ridge,withMikriakovandWellwayCulies running ff them.Parallelo these avines as ictodaRidgand henMiddleRavine.Gennllydopesweresteep nd hegoundwas cugh, covercd n scrubby egetation nd ittered with loosestones,ccksandboulde6.

DEPLOYMENT

The orwardBritishpickets "." no* a "onruo trn ,n" ,""0,j,elementsf Paulov\ andSoimonovt olumns,marsesfgrey-coatedmen en aguelyhroughheswirlingmist.Paulov, splanned. asmoving pOuarry ndStClements avineswhilstSoimonov arched long heoest of IflkermanRidge.GeneralDannenburg,verallcommanderf the attackon the British,had nfact nstructed oimonovo attackalongVictoriaRidge,but hisorderhad otbeen beyed,The orwardBritishpositions ercddven n with ease, ut now hemist,phichhadcoveredhe Russian dvance,egano hamperhem,shilding hatwashappeningtom heircomftandeK. he erain alsobegano takeeffect, headvancereaking p ntomall unitsseparatedfron eachother by mist and rees.Smallnumbersrom eachsideclashed r openedire at vaguelyeen hadowsn the ogandmany fthecasualtiesid notven eeheopponenb ho iredon hem.It wasnot all badnews or theRussiansowever, oimonov'sunshad reached hellHill and began o shootaccuratelynto the 2ndDivision\ calnp.The Frcnchwer also under ire ftom the thirdRusiancolumn, utnevenhlesseneral osquetmanagedo ride othe British rontwithof{elsof aid, offeFwhichwer umeddown.Despite his he French eneral ept his unitson the alert, rcady o

march o supponhis alliesor to defendBalaclava s he situationdictated.The battlewasbreaking p moreandmore nto smallencounteN,due n no small art to GneralPennefathern command f the 2ndDivision. nstead f withdrawing is orward ositionsehaddcidedto feedmen o themand hse ockets f resislanceeNedo upstheattacken' h)'thm.Rifle ire andbayonelsid sterling ,/ork td theBritish oughtu/ell,but sheerweight f numbrsegano tell. TheRussian rtillery iringlrom ShellHiUhad ound he ange,andPaulov ndSoinonovwercedging orward and gettingcloser o eachother. Paulov\ troopsmanagedopushheBritishoff the Kitspuraftera tremendousattleandSoimonov as eeding 0,0m tesh roopsorward espitehe actthat some f his eading egimenls adhadnough ndwerealreadystreamingackacrossnkrmanRidg.

As n their earlierprobehe Russians ereagain ttackiDgheBritishright,where he 2nd Division,nowunderGeneralPennefather, ascamped,solated nd uberable,onHomeRidge.te LightDivisioncamp /as nVictoriaRidge, nlya mileor soa*ay as hecrow liesbutseparatdiom themby Victoria Ravineand he Wellway.The 4thDivision ampwassouth-westf the Light Division\ and he Guardsweresouthof the whdmil The cavalrywerenowcamped ith theHeavyBrigade t theeastern ndof theWellway nd he remnanls ftheLightBrigade ear hGuards' anp.The Russians eployedn threemajor columns. hefirst, underGorchakov,las o fendoffanyartempry heFrencho aid heirallies-The second nderSoinonovwas o moveout of Sebastopollld toarack he xpdied ritift.whilsrhe hird. nder aulo\m; eddownfrom he highlands,ndr he Chemaya ndupQuarryRavineo oitrSoimonovn rheattack n heBitish. (Seemap1.)

THEACTIONBy 4 a.m.on 5 Novembrhe rain hadeased, ut a hea\ymistwhichclungo thenvhes andgulieshad aken tsplace.Dawn$,as reakingandGenerai odrington,f he UghtDivision,was heady wake ndinspecting is outposts.Suddenly e became wareof sounds ndshadowy ovenents n the fog in ftont of him, then here vas anoutburst ffuing. Realising nattackwasnprogress,egallopedackto alenhisdivision.


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Now he GuardsBrigade ameup to join the actionamund heKiBpur and the Sandbag attery, losing heir formationalmostimmediately, ucho thechagrin f theircomnander.nto hisheaiffightingSirCeorgeCathcan f the4thDivisionedoneof hisbrigades-They ame pon he ightofthe Guards ndwithinminutes ttractedheaw irewhich iled Cathcart imself.Now hiswingof rheBritishalmybegar o fall back,pishedby heattacks f the seminglyndlesstreams f g1ey ladRussians;hensuddenly neol Bosqufs egiments ppeardnd or a ime he idewas eversed s heenemyetreated ittle.It was ow ivehoulssirce he irst shots adbeeniredandGeneralDannenburgasat lasl n apositiono launch ,000men n echelonformation gainslhe3,000 llieswhoweredefending omeRidge.The nist$,as learing,heRussian rtillerywas iringat Raglan ndhis sraffand heBritishvere tiring.Theyhadno reserveso setrdnagainsthe reshRussianroops ,howeren sight,marchingovardsthe BarrieCat theendof QuarryRavine.Raglan sitated, ut ustafter eno'clockheat asldecidedhai heneededelpandhesent orGeneralBosquet.TheFrench roughi p hree attalions f Algeriansnd ouavesndalnost nmdialely heir effectwas elt. The CuardsoinedwiththeFrench nd ogethrheypushedhe ennydown rom Kitspurwithlhe bayonet. eanwhilewo 18pounderSuns ad eached omeRidgeandbegano fire into the Russianatterie on ShellHill. TheFrenchaddeda dozengunsof their own and suddenlyhe enemyadillery was rould as ;nfantry rom the 4th and Lighr Divisionschargedthem.Tharmarkedte beginningf theend.Shonly fternid-dayGeneralDannenburgealised hat he was not going o win and began owirhdraw is roops.At that ime the wo sideswereaboulequalnnumber.ut heRussianolses ad eenremendousAs after he Alma the allies id not pursu,he Bithh wereexhaustedndhad akenheary osses nd heF:ench id nolwish opursue lone.Despitehis t wasa victoryand t eamedRaglan isbaton sFieldMarshal,hilst osquetjoinedheLegion 'Honor.

THEARMIESTheRussianrmy onsistedfSoimonovcolunn f 19.01)0en nd38guns, aulov16,000nfanlryand6gunsandorchakovcolumnof20.Ul0 en nd 8guns. flhse round40.000$erengagedn heInkermanfronl.TheBritishieldedheGuardsBrigadeflhe1stDiYision.lhend.4rhandLightDivisionsogelherith seven alteriesffieldartilleryand wo18 ounderuns.On the Inkermanront he French ontingentunbered .fi10infanlry nd12 uns.

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polystyreneo form he idges nd avines.e also preadlenty flichen bout 0 epictlheegetation.HavingplayedheAlmaand alaclalaweere ell nto hepeiodbynowandactualCrimean rmieswerebeginningo takeshapeTheywere till6mmiguresue o he onstrainlsfmydiningoom, ut nthis cale ittleudiciousaintinScovenmuititudefsins ndmanyNapoleonicoldier as adhiscareer xlenddy brtyyears ourCrimeanarmieslHavingeeneasonablyatisfiedithouradaPtedapoleoniculesso ar, |e saw o reasono change.venhouBhhe ulebookwasgetting ittlebulkywith 4plementaryablesndPlay heetsOnce gain ecommencedt dawn. llowingheRussianlayers(rhree f them, o rcpresenloimonov.aulov ndDannenburg)odeploy n'ryheren theirpartof lhe ableas ongas heydid notencroachilhinonemoveofmarterset ul o depiclorwardBrilishpickets.we addedwo ules o ourgrowingisi of amendments.he irstconcernedisibility hichwas ery cslrictedt fint andwhichweallowedogro\x ith gameime.Thesecondaso reflect osquel\Gallic nthusiasmnd heBrilish omnand\eluclanceo acceptraid.Thiswas epiciedy a simple ercentageicehro$' ach amemove,hepercentageequ;edncreasingwithimeAswithallofthese altles ritishmorale as ery igh nd, espiterhe onfusionnd asualties,layedhatway.we decidedhat hiswasprobablydueonolbeingabletossessthenemy\rue trengthuelo terrain ndweather.nddownrighttubbornnessle hereforemaintainedurhalledminus diustmentsorboth ircumstancendcasualties-he Frenchwere ull of nthusiasmnd heir moralerenainedigh. ut hey idnol ake hebrunt f he nitialatlackndwemade ochangeo he; adjushrents.Russianseganelagain s traight class.ul hey ought ellonrhis ccasionndweonly ncreasedheifadjustmenlsorcasualties.For all sidesve ntroduced rule or being iredon by unseen

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TIIE GAMEOurRussianlayersnce gain eciddo changerom hehistoricalplan.This ime heywentalong dlhDannenburg\rders. hichhistoricallfoimonovad gnored.husPaulovame lerlnkemanBridge nd ushedhiscolumnsupuarry avine ndthrougholaviaRalineo$ards hellHill. Forsomecasone gnored t.ClementsRaline t his tage. eanNhileoimonovushedpVictoria idge\filh Dannenburgeningn hisNal'.All wentell for heRussian.ostart ith.Both olumnsushedntheBrithhourposlsndSoimonovanagedo oulflank nd apturetheLancasterattery eforehe ightDivision ad ime oreact-TheBritisheactionas low verall. aulo ook heBarrier.ulfaildo ollow phis nidal d ntagendl Nas omeime efore iscolumnsmoved gainsl omc Ridge. he Kitspurand SandbagBatter .Soimonovas ressinghe ightDivision ard. endingne olumnprobing ownVictoriaRavine ndanotherntoMiddleRavinen adouble utflankinganoeuvre.hingslookedbador heBritish. utthen he4thDivisioname p o $e LighrDivision aidand vithinminutesenttheolumnnMiddle avineoutingback.ith urrulesreireai ppeantobeinfectiou5inheRussianCrimeanrmvand\|ithinafeNminutesthewholesceneonheBrilishelthad hanged.unilsofthe 3rd Division ame p andSoinonov aspressedackalongVictoria idge.Meanvhile aulov asai laslmounling assjvenacks gamstHomeRidge nd reateningheBritishight.TheGuardsad omeupand ohadRaglan\wo18pounders.utlhesituationtill ookeddesperatentil heFrench.ettingledupwithaddicethrows.ecidedro ake hand hetherhevwerenvited r notO r Bosquetlayermarchedismen o$'n ehindheKitspur ndintoSt.Clementsavineeforeirclingound nd ttackingaulovnhis ft ear. heRussians*ereot aken ompletelyysurprise.ul

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