The Dardanelles campaign

by Henry Woodd Nevinson

Commandant d’Armes de la Base, Général Baumann.

Division.

Général Commandant, Général Masnou.

Chef d’Etat-Major, Commandant Romieux.

Colonel Commandant l’Artillerie, Lieut.-Colonel Branet.

Commandant du Génie, Capitaine Bouyssou.

1ère Brigade Metropolitaine.

Général de Brigade, Général Vandenberg. Comprising 175ème Régiment d’Infanterie Metropolitaine (Lieut.-Colonel Philippe), and a Régiment de marche d’Afrique (Lieut.-Colonel Desruelles), mixed Zouaves and Foreign Legion. Brigade Coloniale.

Général de Brigade, Colonel Ruef. Comprising 4ème Régiment mixte Colonial (Lieut.-Colonel Vacher), and 6ème Régiment mixte Colonial (Lieut.-Colonel Noguès). The Division had six batteries of “75’s,” and three of “65” mountain guns; four guns to each battery.

Most unfortunately, the Indian Brigade, under General Cox, was for the present left in Egypt, though its service there was no longer required, and Sir Ian had appealed to Lord Kitchener for it. Ultimately it arrived, just too late, on May 1.