The British and French forces began to land on the Crimean peninsula on 14 September 1854 , on 19 September the combined forced moved off toward Sebastopol , and on 20 September came the first major engagement of the campaign , the Battle of the Alma .
The British and French forces began to land on the Crimean peninsula on 14 September 1854 . 
 On 19 September the combined forces moved off toward Sebastopol and on 20 September came the first major engagement of the campaign , the Battle of the Alma .