Battle of Inkerman 5 November 1854

 

 

Anniversary of the Battle of Inkerman in 1854.  Here are a couple paintings by Lady Butler which capture the feel.of the battle.  

 The Return from Inkerman: top of page

"The painting depicts a column of exhausted soldiers trudging back to camp, many of who are wounded and are only just able to stand up.  Their commanding officer on horseback rides at the head of the column.  The men try to keep their heads held high as they pass fallen comrades who lie at the side of the road.  Their tattered uniforms remind us of the ferocity of the battle which has just concluded.  The battle took place on the heights of Inkerman where the Russians had mounted a counter-attack on the British forces.   The weather had been terrible during the battle with driving rain interspersed with thick fog making the commanding of the troops difficult for both sides.  It was a ferocious battle and cost the lives of 2,500 British and 12,000 Russian troops.   In her painting the troops depicted are mainly from the Coldstream Guards and the 20th." Devonshire regiment.

The Roll Call

The remnants of a battalion of Grenadier Guards, many exhausted and wounded, are answering a roll call in the aftermath of a battle generally assumed that the scene represented the aftermath of the Battle of Inkerman, which took place on the 5th November 1854.

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