Battle of the Chernaya 1855
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 16 August 1855 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1855 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | Ukraine | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Crimean War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Kingdom of Sardinia, Ottoman Empire, Russian Empire, Second French Empire | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 44.4667, 33.8500 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of the Chernaya (also Tchernaïa; Russian: Сражение у Черной речки, Сражение у реки Черной, literally: Battle of the Black River) was fought at the Traktir Bridge on the Chernaya River during the Crimean War on August 16, 1855. The battle was fought between Russian, French, Piedmontese and Ottoman troops. The Chernaya River is on the outskirts of Sevastopol, near the line of the allies' siege of the city.
The Russian attack was poorly organised and conducted, and was defeated by the numerically inferior allied forces under commanders A. Pélissier and A. La Marmora.
M. Gorchakov personally participated in the heat of battle, but was unable to tilt the outcome in Russia's favor.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of the Chernaya (revision 1370598755), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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