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Jack Archer

CHAPTER VII
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Then the firing ceased, and the battle of Alma was won.
The force under the Russians consisted of some 37,000 men, of whom 3500 were cavalry.

They had eighty guns, besides two light batteries of horse artillery.

Inferior in number as they were, the discrepancy was more than outbalanced by the advantage of position, and had the troops on both sides been of equally good material, the honor of the day should have rested with the defenders.
The British loss consisted of 26 officers killed and 73 wounded, 327 men killed and 1557 wounded.

The French had only 3 officers killed and 54 wounded, 253 men killed and 1033 wounded.

The Turks were not engaged.


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