Inkerman

American  

[ing-ker-mahn] / ˈɪŋ kərˌmɑn /

noun

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

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Inkerman British  

/ inkɪrˈman, ˈɪŋkəmən /

noun

1. 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)

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Inkerman

Marogna insisted the money wasn’t ransom, but rather payment to the British firm, Inkerman, for its services.

From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2022

Inkerman officials said there were no assurances of success and that the total expenditure could reach 1 million euros, Becciu said.

From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022

He said he brought the matter to Francis as well as Marogna, who he said advised him that she could work with a British intelligence firm, The Inkerman Group, to secure the nun’s release.

From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022

Becciu testified that Francis authorized him to proceed with the Inkerman operation, and forbade him from telling anyone else about it, including the Vatican’s own police chief.

From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022

To the best of my recollection, he was the only officer of the Ninety-Third who received the clasp for Inkerman.

From Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude by William Forbes-Mitchell