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November 1854

Inkerman, Crimea

The tombs of the generals on Cathcart's Hill LCCN2001697093

The tombs of the generals on Cathcart's Hill LCCN2001697093 — Inkerman, Crimea

Title: The tombs of the generals on Cathcart's Hill Brigadier-General Thomas Fox Strangeways KCB, Royal Artillery. (1790-killed at Battle in Inkerman, 5 November 1855) Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Francis Seymour - 4th Division (Scots Fusilier Guards) - killed at Inkermann - 5 November 1854. (Scots F

Photograph by Fenton, Roger, 1819-1869, photographer

Battle of Inkerman

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."

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Part of the Crimean War