3/23 Then the firing ceased, and the battle of Alma was won. 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 French had only 3 officers killed and 54 wounded, 253 men killed and 1033 wounded. |