Battle of the Chernaya | |||||||
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Part of Crimean War | |||||||
Battle of the Tchernaya, August 16th 1855 William Simpson, 1856 | |||||||
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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.