Battle of Inkerman

Battle of Inkermann
Part of the Crimean War
The British 26th Foot charging Russian troops with bayonets during the battle
Date 5 November 1854 Location Inkerman, Taurida Governorate, Russia 44°35′06″N 33°35′31″E Result Anglo-French victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom France	Russia
Commanders and leaders
FitzRoy Somerset François Canrobert Pierre Bosquet	Alexander Menshikov
Strength
15,700	35,000 to 40,500
Casualties and losses
4,373 killed & wounded	11,959 killed & wounded

The Battle of Inkerman was fought during the Crimean War on 5 November 1854 by 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."

The Russian advance force attacked a fortified British hilltop and captured it, but could not hold it and was forced to retreat in turn. Approaching Russian reinforcements put the British in a critical situation, but French troops arrived to turn the tide, forcing the Russians to fall back.