Battle of Inkerman

Battle of Inkermann
Part of the Crimean War

The 20th Foot at the Battle of Inkerman
David Rowlands
Date5 November 1854
Location44°35′06″N 33°35′31″E / 44.585°N 33.592°E / 44.585; 33.592
Result Anglo–French victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
 France
 Russia
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom FitzRoy Somerset
France François Canrobert
Russia Alexander Menshikov
Strength
15,700 40,500
Casualties and losses
4,373 killed & wounded[1] 11,959 killed & wounded[1]

The Battle of Inkerman was fought during the Crimean War on 5 November 1854 between the allied armies of Britain and France against the Imperial Russian Army. The battle broke the will of the Russian Army to defeat the allies in the field, and was followed by the Siege of Sevastopol. The role of troops fighting mostly on their own initiative due to the foggy conditions during the battle has earned the engagement the name "The Soldier's Battle."[2]