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Battle Of Alma, 20th September 1854

The last act came on the far right of the Russian line where 10,000 troops were still unused and uncommitted. They were faced by the advancing Highland Brigade; a mere three battalions. Led by Sir Colin Campbell, the 93rd Highlanders, the Cameron Highlanders and the Black Watch were advancing in a dangerously thin line extended for almost 2,000 yards although in the smoke and confusion of battle the Russians were unable to see that it was only two ranks deep. The disciplined Highland Brigade advanced firing, a task difficult to accomplish in those days of warfare. For the Russians it proved too much and they fell back. The Battle of the Alma was effectively over and a British victory. On the right of the allied line, Canrobert had finally got his guns up the cliffs and his Zouaves seized the Telegraph Hill. The ridge Lord Raglan had so dramatically made his own was now swarming with red-coated troops. The Russian right was fleeing before the Highland Brigade, the Greater Redoubt was taken and the road to Sevastopol was now open.

The Russian retreat became a rout and Lord Raglan sought permission to pursue the Russians, but General St. Arnaud decided this was impossible for his French troops had left their packs at their start points across the river and would have to go back for them before further advances. Raglan was unwilling to pursue the enemy without French support and the broken Russian army was able to escape unmolested.

French and British Casualties: 3,342
Russian Casualties: 5,709


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