Inkerman

[ ing-ker-mahn ]

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noun

a town in southern Crimea, in southeastern Ukraine: Russian defeat by the English and French 1854.

Inkerman

/ ˈɪŋkəmən; inkɪrˈman /

a village in Ukraine, in the S Crimea east of Sevastopol: scene of a battle during the Crimean War in which British and French forces defeated the Russians (1854)

In the trenches—at Inkerman—throughout the siege, the regiment showed of what noble material it was composed.

Last night I finished reading aloud to Mr. Lewes the "Inkerman" volume, and we both thank you heartily for the valuable present.

To my non-military mind the Inkerman affair seems nothing but a brave blundering into victory.

On the 5th of November, 1854, I was at the battle of Inkerman, and under fire.

I remember hearing how, just before the battle of Inkerman——'

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