During which war was the Battle of Inkerman fought?
Battle of Inkerman Battle of Inkerman The Battle of Inkerman was fought during the Crimean War on 5 November 1854 between the allied armies of Britain, France and Ottoman Empire 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 allied armies of Britain, France, Sardinia, and the Ottoman Empire had landed on the west coast
Inkerman, Renfrewshire these settlements had their own rivalries. On Saturday 12 July 1859 the miners from "The Redan" in Linwood, on one side of the Black Cart Water, and their rivals from "Inkerman", on the other side, met in the (grandly called) "Battle of Linwood Bridge". (The bridge is still there at the end of "Bridge Street, Linwood"). The men were armed with various weapons such as mining tools, swords and cudgels. A bloody battle was fought resulting in the death of one man and several others were badly injured "Inkerman" was near Candrens, where "Blackstone Road" passes under the A737. It