Battle of Inkerman
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The Battle of Inkerman was a major 1854 engagement of the Crimean War in which British and French forces repelled a large Russian attack near Sevastopol, earning a reputation as a brutal, close-quarters "soldiers' battle."
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Soldiers’ Battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Russian Empire
ⓘ
Second Empire of France ⓘ
surface form:
Second French Empire
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| BritishCasualties | several thousand killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
brutal fighting
ⓘ
close-quarters combat ⓘ foggy conditions ⓘ |
| combatantForce |
British Army
ⓘ
French Army ⓘ Imperial Russian Army ⓘ |
| commander |
François Certain Canrobert
ⓘ
surface form:
General François Canrobert
General Peter Gorchakov ⓘ General Sir George Brown ⓘ Lieutenant General Sir George Cathcart ⓘ Prince Menshikov ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Alexander Menshikov
|
| conflict | Crimean War ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| date | 5 November 1854 ⓘ |
| describedAs | soldiers’ battle due to limited control by senior commanders ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of the Chernaya ⓘ |
| FrenchCasualties | significant but lower than British and Russian ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| involvedWeapon |
artillery
ⓘ
bayonets ⓘ muskets ⓘ rifles ⓘ |
| location |
Crimea
ⓘ
near Sevastopol ⓘ |
| notableFor |
confused combat in thick fog
ⓘ
intense hand-to-hand fighting ⓘ small Allied forces repelling larger Russian army ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
British Guards Brigade
ⓘ
French Zouaves ⓘ Russian infantry ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied operations against Sevastopol
ⓘ
Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Balaclava ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| RussianCasualties | many thousands killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
Allied siege of Sevastopol continued
ⓘ
Russian attempt to break siege of Sevastopol failed ⓘ |
| strength | Russian forces numerically superior to Allied forces ⓘ |
| tacticalSituation |
Russian attack on Allied right flank
ⓘ
fighting on Inkerman Heights ⓘ |
| theatre |
Black Sea campaign of the Crimean War
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Sea theatre of the Crimean War
|
| year | 1854 ⓘ |
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