Description of the attraction
The goal of the Inkerman battle was as follows: it was necessary to disrupt the assault on Sevastopol, and force the enemy to remove the encirclement. Russian troops of 19 thousand people, led by General Soimonov, were able to attack the position of the British, whose number was 8 thousand people. The morning fog helped to catch the enemy by surprise, and the Russian troops captured all the fortifications, but they could not be held, and they retreated.
The introduction of French troops into battle helped turn the tide of the battle. The outcome of the battle was decided by the armament of the French. They were equipped with Minier rifles, which were more long-range than the Russian ones.
With huge losses, the Russian troops were forced to retreat. However, this battle had its advantages: the next day the assault on the city of Sevastopol was planned, but it did not take place.
After the battle in the Crimea, on the battlefield by the British in 1856, a monument was erected on which is carved: "In memory of the Russians, French and British who fell in the Inkerman battle on October 24, 1854." The monument was reconstructed in 1875. Was on the verge of destruction in the twentieth century in the 30s. After the war of 1941-1945. only the basement part remained, which was sent to the stone crushing plant in Kerch, mistaking it for marble. But, having discovered that it was just limestone, they transferred historical and cultural values to the Kerch Reserve.
The monument, which is now installed, the sculptor tried to bring as close as possible to the original. It is a four-meter pyramid with a height of 4, 15 meters, in the center of which there is an equilateral Greek cross with an inscription that was on the original: “In memory of the Russians, French and British who fell in the Battle of Inkerman on 24.10. (November 5) 1854.
The fence, which was erected around the restored monument, is made of stone, the inscriptions are carved on white marble slabs: “In memory of 16 thousand Russian, English and French soldiers, generals and officers who fell in battles near Inkerman on 10.24.54 when the Russian army tried unblock Sevastopol - on the right, and exactly the same inscription in English - on the left.
On the second step of the pedestal of the monument, there is one more additional inscription: "It was erected by the army of British soldiers in 1856, destroyed by the army of German soldiers in 1942, and was restored by the citizens of Sevastopol in 2004."
The opening of the monument took place on October 31, 2004, a delegation of the British was present at the opening ceremony of the monument, the descendants of the Crimean War soldiers were present.
