Order of Battle
for the Battle of the Alma River (September 20, 1854)

Commander-in-Chief: Field Marshal Lord Raglan

• Front line:

• 2^nd Division (Lieutenant General Sir George De Lacy evans)

• Right Brigade (Brigadier General Adams)

• 41^st Regiment of Foot

• 49^th Regiment of Foot

• 47^th Regiment of Foot

• Left Brigade (Brigadier General Pennefather)

• 30^th Regiment of Foot

• 55^th Regiment of Foot

• 95^th Regiment of Foot

• Light Division (Lieutenant General Sir George Brown)

• Right Brigade (Brigadier General Codrington)

• 7^th Regiment of Foot

• 33^rd Regiment of Foot

• 23^rd Regiment of Foot

• Left Brigade (Brigadier General Buller)

• 19^th Regiment of Foot

• 88^th Regiment of Foot

• 77^th Regiment of Foot

• Second Line:

• 1^st Division (Lieutenant General HRH the Duke of Cambridge)

• Right Brigade (Brigadier General Bentinck)

• Brigade of Guards comprised of:

• Grenadier Guards

• Scots Fusiliers

• Coldstream Guards

• Left Brigade (Brigadier General Sir Colin Campbell)

• The Highland Brigade comprised of:

• Royal Highland Regiment

• 42^nd Regiment of Foot (The Black Watch)

• 93^rd Regiment of Foot (Argyyll & Sutherland Highlanders)

• 79^th Regiment of Foot (Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders)

• Reserve

• 3^rd Division (Major General Sir Richard England)

• Right Brigade (Brigadier General Sir J. Campbell)

• 1^st Regiment of Foot

• 4^th Regiment of Foot

• 28^th Regiment of Foot

• 38^th Regiment of Foot

• Left Brigade (Brigadier General Sir W. Eyre)

• 44^th Regiment of Foot

• 50^th Regiment of Foot

• 60^th Regiment of Foot

• 68^th Regiment of Foot

• 4^th Division (Major General Sir George Cathcart)

• Right Brigade

• 20^th Regiment of Foot

• 21^st Regiment of Foot

• 63^rd Regiment of Foot

• Left Brigade

• 46^th Regiment of Foot

• 56^th Regiment of Foot

• 1^st Rifle Brigade

• Cavalry (Major General Lord Lucan and Brigadier General Lord Cardigan)

• 4^th Light Dragoons

• 13^th Light Dragoons

• Artillery

• 8 batteries field artillery (64 guns)

• 1 troop horse artillery (4 guns)

The French Army

Commander-in-Chief: Field Marshal St. Arnaud

• Front Line

• 2^nd Division (General Bosquet)

• 2^nd Brigade (Bouat)

• 6^th de Ligne

• 7^th Léger

• 3^rd Chasseurs

• 1^st Brigade (D'Autemarre)

• 50^th de Ligne

• 3^rd Zouaves

• Tirailleurs

• 1^st Division (General Canrobert)

• 2^nd Brigade (Vinoy)

• 27^th de Ligne

• 20^th de Ligne

• 9^th Chasseurs

• 1^st Brigade (Espinasse)

• 7^th de Ligne

• 1^st Zouaves

• 4^th Chasseurs

• 3^rd Division (General Prince Napoleon)

• 2^nd Brigade (Thomas)

• 20^th Legér

• 22^nd Legér

• 1^st Brigade (Monet)

• 3^rd Marine Regiment

• 2^nd Zouaves

• 19^th Chasseurs

• Reserves

• 4^th Division (General Forey)

• 2^nd Brigade (Aurelle)

• 74^th de Ligne

• 39^th de Ligne

• 1^st Brigade (de Lourmel)

• 26^th de Ligne

• 19^th de Ligne

• 5^th Chasseurs

• Cavalry

• Cavalry Brigade (Cassaignolles)

• 6^th Cuirassiers

• 6^th Dragoons

• Cavalry Brigade (D'Allonville)

• 4^th Chasseurs d'Afrique

• 1^st Chasseurs d'Afrique

Denis Judd lists the following cavalry as being under Forey at the Alma, but they were still in western Turkey. There was present at the Alma an elite squadron of Spahis which served as St. Arnaud's headquarters guard.

(8 battalions of infantry, under Sulieman Pasha. No other details)

Commander-in-Chief: Prince Menschikoff
 

• 16^th Infantry Division (Kvetzenski)

• 1^st Brigade (Stschelkanov)

• 31^st Vladimir Musketeer Regiment

• 32^nd Sousdal Musketeer Regiment

• 2^nd Brigade (Schonert)

• 31^st Ouglitch Jaeger Regiment

• 32^nd Kazan Jaeger Regiment (Grand Duke Michael's)

• 17^th Infantry Division (Kiriakov)

• 1^st Brigade (Kurtjanov)

• 33^rd Moscow Musketeer Regiment

• 2^nd Brigade (Latchinov)

• 33^rd Borodino Jaeger Regiment

• 34^th Taroutino Jaeger Regiment

• 13^th Infantry Division

• 1^st (Reserve) Brigade (Aslanovich)

• 25^th Bialostock Musketeer Regiment

• 26^th Brest Musketeer Regiment

• 14^th Infantry Division

• 1^st Brigade (von Moller)

• 27^th Volhynia Musketeer Regiment

• 28^th Minsk Musketeer Regiment

• 6^th Cavalry Division

• 2^nd (Hussar) Brigade (Velitchko)

• 11^th Kiev Hussars

• 12^th Ingermanland Hussars

The disposition of these forces in the field was roughly as follows.

• Reserves

• Cavalry

• 27^th Volhynia

• 28^th Minsk (3 battalions)

• Third line

• 33^rd Moscow

• Second line

• 31^st Ouglitch

• 31^st Vladimir

• 33^rd Borodino

• 34^th Taroutino

• Front line

• 32^nd Sousdal

• 32^nd Kazan

• 25^th Bialostock

• 26^th Brest

• 28^th Minsk (2^nd Battalion)