The purpose of the battle of Inkerman was as follows: it was necessary to thwart the assault of Sevastopol, and to force the enemy to capture your surroundings. Russian troops composed of 19 thousand people, under the leadership of General soymonova were able to attack the position of the British, the number of which amounted to 8 thousand people. To catch the enemy off guard helped the morning mist, and Russian troops captured the fortifications, but they failed to keep up, and they retreated.

The tide of battle helped turn the introduction of the battle the French troops. The outcome of the battle decided the arms of the French. They were armed with guns system of mine that were more long-range than the Russian one.

With huge losses of the Russian troops were forced to retreat. However, this battle had its pluses: the next day was a planned assault on the city of Sevastopol, but it did not take place.

After the battle in the Crimea on the battlefield by the British in 1856 was a monument, on which is carved: "In memory of the Russians, the French and the British who fell at the battle of Inkerman on 24 October 1854.". The monument was reconstructed in 1875. Was on the verge of destruction in the twentieth century in the 30-ies. After the war of 1941-1945 were only the ground floor which sent for stone crusher plant in Kerch, having taken her for a marble. But to find that it's just limestone, passed in Kerch preserve historical and cultural values.

The monument, which is set now, the sculptor tried to approximate to the original. This four-meter pyramid of height 4, 15 meters in the center of which is an equilateral Greek cross with the inscription that was on the original: "In memory of the Russians, the French and the British who fell at the battle of Inkerman 24.10. (5 November) 1854".

A fence was built around the restored monument, made of stone, white marble slabs engraved inscriptions: "in Memory of 16 thousand Russian, English and French soldiers, generals and officers who fell in battle near Inkerman 24.10.54, with the attempt by the Russian army to relieve Sevastopol" on the right, and is exactly the same inscription in English on the left.

On the second step of the pedestal of the monument bears another inscription: "Erected by the British army soldiers in 1856, destroyed by an army of German soldiers in 1942, was restored by the citizens of Sevastopol in 2004."

The opening of the monument took place on 31.10.2004 year, at the opening ceremony of the monument was the English delegation, attended by descendants of the soldiers of the Crimean war.