British field army in Crimea

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The British field army in Crimea was the main expeditionary force deployed by the United Kingdom during the Crimean War, conducting major operations such as the Siege of Sevastopol alongside French and Ottoman allies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British military formation ⓘ
field army ⓘ
alliedWith French Army of the East ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Sardinia-Piedmont ⓘ
belligerentSide Allied powers in Crimean War ⓘ
campaign Crimean campaign of 1854–1856 ⓘ
linked to: Crimean War
commander General James Simpson ⓘ
General Sir William Codrington ⓘ
Lord Raglan ⓘ
conflict Crimean War ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
endTime 1856 ⓘ
garrison Balaclava ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
historicalPeriod mid-19th century ⓘ
locationOfHeadquarters near Balaclava ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Alma ⓘ
Battle of Balaclava ⓘ
Battle of Inkerman ⓘ
Battle of the Chernaya ⓘ
Siege of Sevastopol ⓘ
notableEvent Charge of the Light Brigade ⓘ
notableFor cooperation with French and Ottoman forces ⓘ
participation in trench warfare around Sevastopol ⓘ
opposedTo Imperial Russian Army ⓘ
partOf British Army ⓘ
coalition forces at Sevastopol ⓘ
primaryObjective capture of Sevastopol ⓘ
serviceBranch British Army ⓘ
startTime 1854 ⓘ
subordinateUnit 1st Division ⓘ
2nd Division ⓘ
3rd Division ⓘ
4th Division ⓘ
Cavalry Division ⓘ
Light Division ⓘ
Royal Artillery units ⓘ
Royal Engineers units ⓘ
linked to: Royal Engineers
suffered high disease casualties ⓘ
logistical difficulties ⓘ
supportedBy British supply services ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Black Sea theatre ⓘ
Crimean Peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Crimea
used Minié rifle ⓘ
smoothbore artillery ⓘ

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Highland Brigade → subordinateTo → British field army in Crimea ⓘ
Peter Gorchakov → opponent → United Kingdom in the Crimean War ⓘ
subject linked to: General Peter Gorchakov
linked to: British field army in Crimea