The Battle of Inkerman - Repulse of the Russians, 1854. '...Sketch taken by an eye-witness [giving] a faithful representation memorable 5th of enemy were now completely out of the bush which had screened and sheltered them on their regiments halted, extended their line to the left, and commenced a tremendous file fire. The enemy, in disorder, hardly returned a shot, but stood their ground, and fell by hundreds and fellows charged and massacred them at the point of the under the French fire they were literally falling by batt
The Battle of Inkerman - Repulse of the Russians, 1854. '...Sketch taken by an eye-witness [giving] a faithful representation memorable 5th of enemy were now completely out of the bush which had screened and sheltered them on their regiments halted, extended their line to the left, and commenced a tremendous file fire. The enemy, in disorder, hardly returned a shot, but stood their ground, and fell by hundreds and fellows charged and massacred them at the point of the under the French fire they were literally falling by battalions, they never showed the least sign of trepidation or French and English, with a whole mass of artillery followed close upon the retreating battalions, pouring in volley after volley of grapeshot, shell, and musketry. In fact it was a perfect carnage'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.
Size: 3911px × 2467px
Photo credit: © The Print Collector / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: /, 19th, 19th-century, adversary, armed, army, attack, attacking, battle, battlefield, bayonet, bayonets, black, blade, bodies, body, britain, british, bw, carnage, century, collector, concept, country, crimea, crimean, dead, death, dramatic, dying, eastern, enemies, enemy, england, english, engraving, europe, foe, forces, france, french, illustrated, iln, inkerman, location, london, news, newspaper, newspapers, nineteenth, press, print, russia, russian, russians, services, soldier, soldiers, sword, swords, unknown, war, warfare, weapon, weaponry, weapons, white
