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Battle of the Chernaya
Part of Crimean War

Battle of the Tchernaya, August 16th 1855
William Simpson, 1856
DateAugust 16, 1855
Location
Chyornaya River, Russian Empire
44°33′26″N 33°38′50″E / 44.55722°N 33.64722°E / 44.55722; 33.64722
Result Allied victory[2]
Belligerents
France French Empire
Battle of the Chernaya Kingdom of Sardinia[1]
Battle of the Chernaya Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
France Aimable Pélissier
Kingdom of Sardinia Alfonso La Màrmora[1]
Kingdom of Sardinia Giovanni Durando[1]
Russian Empire Mikhail Gorchakov
Russian Empire Pavel Liprandi
Russian Empire Nikolay Read [ru] 
Strength
36,000:
27,000 French
9,000 Piedmontese[3]
60,000[3]
Casualties and losses
1,800-1,900 casualties:(1,700 French, 200 Sardinians[3])
250 killed
1,550 wounded[4]
8,800 casualties:
3,330 killed
3,370 wounded
1,500 captured[5]

The Battle of the Chernaya (also Tchernaïa; Russian: Сражение у Черной речки, Сражение у реки Черной, literally: Battle of the Black River) was fought by the Chyornaya River during the Crimean War on August 16, 1855. The battle was fought between Russian troops and French and Piedmontese troops. The Chyornaya River is on the outskirts of Sevastopol. The battle ended in a Russian retreat and a victory for the French and Piedmontese.

  1. ^ a b c Schneid (2012), p. 23.
  2. ^ Dupuy (1993), p. 906.
  3. ^ a b c Clodfelter 2017, p. 193.
  4. ^ Bodart 1908, p. 516.
  5. ^ Bodart 1908, p. 474.

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