Talk:Battle of Inkerman

message: At least one VC was won during the battle, should it be included in the article? Hugh Rowlands Mei (talk) 00:01, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Victoria Cross

message: Is it Inkerman or Inkermann? - Zoe
Which side were the Brits on?  or were they free agents in this one?  -- Smerdis of Tlön 15:49, 28 Oct 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: For the entire war, there was an alliance of France, Britain, and the Ottomans fighting against the Russians. The Dark 15:54, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Old talk

message: Someone wrote that Russian losses included 100 artillery pieces (info box). This is an error. 100 guns lost is an astoundingly high number. Generally, if only a handful of cannon switched hands during these battles, that was regarded as a significent amount. Where did the editor get the figure of 100 guns lost? In the accounts of Inkerman that I've read, the Russians successfully withdrew cannon from the field. Also, there was no Allied pursuit of the withdrawing Russians. Thus, that the Russians could have lost anymore than a small handful of cannon is very doubtful.
Kenmore (talk) 21:22, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Did the Russians lose any field guns at Inkerman? Not likely. 

message: After doing some research, I was able to ascertain that the Russians, in fact, did not lose any guns when withdrawing from Inkerman. The 100 guns supposedly lost by the Russians at Shell Hill were actually withdrawn from the field. According to Kinglake and Royle, Dannenberg's artillery batteries on Shell Hill were first subjected to heavy fire from two British 18-pounders. At this point, Dannenberg ordered the withdrawal of his forces. The Russians withdrew their batteries from Shell Hill piecemeal, leaving two smaller batteries to resist the British artillery. These remaining Russian guns covered the Russian army's retreat. Later, General Raglan ordered the British artillery to stop bombarding Shell Hill, in order to encourage the remaining Russian batteries to fold their rear guard activity and withdraw. Upon the departure of these last Russian artillery crews, the British and French occupied Shell Hill.
Contrary to what the article previously said, Shell Hill was never stormed by British and French infantry, and Russian cannon were never captured. 
Here is the link to Kinglake's very detailed account of the battle. Page 445 and the pages preceding and following it describe the Russian withdrawal, and the final activity at Shell Hill:
http://books.google.com/books?id=nItDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA444&lpg=PA444&dq=inkerman+%22shell+hill%22&source=bl&ots=S9vaXzhaen&sig=sOiXuW7RyLs-NuwJrMFrm9e2mB4&hl=en&ei=9ns5S57EFISLlAehsqiQBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CB8Q6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=inkerman%20%22shell%20hill%22&f=false
Another reliable source is Trevor Royle's Crimea: The Great Crimean War 1854-1856, 2000, Palgrave Macmillan. Page 289 describes the final Russian withdrawal from Shell Hill. 
http://www.amazon.com/Crimea-Great-Crimean-War-1854-1856/dp/0312230796
Of the numerous sources I checked regarding Russian artillery at Shell Hill, only one mentions that the Russians lost their guns to an Allied infantry attack (see this link). No doubt the author's claim is erroneous. I would like to know where this information originated.
http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/battleswars1800s/p/inkerman.htm
Again, for a 19th century army to lose 100 cannon in a single battle would be a catastrophe, rendering the result of the engagement decisive in favor of the victor. Ordinance losses of this magnitude were rare in battle. Certainly it did not happen at Inkerman.
Kenmore (talk) 04:51, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Correction: the Russians successfully withdrew their field guns 

message: * Ensured that the article is: within project scope, tagged for task forces, and assessed for class. 
* This article would benefit from:  expansion, sections (Prelude, The battle, Aftermath), in-text citations. --Rosiestep (talk) 19:45, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Tag & Assess 2008]] 

message: "The courage of Cathcart and his men had the unexpected effect of encouraging other British units to charge the Russians. This gave the Russian army an opportunity to gain a crest on the ridge." These two sentences appear in the 'Fourth Division in action' section. I do think it could be explained more clearly, as at the moment I get the impression that the Russians took the opportunity to gain a crest after being charged by the British; not what was orginally intended, I reckon.RASAM (talk) 20:13, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Opportunities?

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Hi all, I am new to Wiki, so don't hesitate to point out if I missed anything. I have been looking at the source https://www.gutenberg.org/files/49654/49654-h/49654-h.htm, called BATTLE HONOURS OF THE BRITISH ARMY, and I have noticed that the strength of the British and French combined forces is 16,000, not 13,000 as stated in the infobox. I wonder if anybody else noticed this and I ask to be allowed to edit the infobox to reflect this source accordingly. ShanganiPatrol (talk) 15:00, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infobox (Strength of British forces)