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."
Russian advanced 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 that came to help the British turned the tide, forcing the Russians to fall back.
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