CHAPTER XII
THE CRIMEA, 1854–1856
1854
On receiving the order to prepare for active service the regiment was formed into four service and two depôt troops of the following strength:—
| Service | Depôt | Total | |
| Field Officers. | 2 | 2 | |
| Captains. | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Subalterns. | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Staff. | 6 | 6 | |
| Sergeants. | 18 | 7 | 25 |
| Trumpeters. | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Farriers. | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Corporals. | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| Privates. | 254 | 51 | 305 |
| HORSES. Officers. | 48 | 8 | 56 |
| R. & F. | 249 | 34 | 283 |
April
After the whole had been inspected by the Duke of Cambridge, the depôt troops marched to Brighton on the 10th May, where they formed part of the consolidated cavalry depôt under Colonel Bonham.
Headquarters and the service troops embarked at Portsmouth on the 18th, 23rd, 24th, and 25th April in five sailing ships, thus:—
Headquarters, under Colonel Lawrenson, in the ship Eveline.
One troop, under Major Willett, in the Pride of the Ocean.
One troop in the Ganges.