Battle of the Chernaya

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battle engagement of the Crimean War

The Battle of the Chernaya was a major 1855 engagement of the Crimean War in which Russian forces were repulsed by a combined French, Sardinian, and Ottoman army near the Chernaya River close to Sevastopol.

Aliases (2)

Battle of the River Chernaya ×1
Battle of the Tchernaya ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → engagement of the Crimean War →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of the River Chernaya → Battle of the Tchernaya →
belligerent	Kingdom of Sardinia → Ottoman Empire → Russian Empire → Second French Empire →
campaign	Siege of Sevastopol →
casualties	heavy Russian casualties → lighter Allied casualties →
combatantStrength	Russian forces outnumbered Allied forces →
commander	Aimable Pélissier → Alfonso La Marmora → Prince Michael Gorchakov →
conflict	Crimean War →
country	Russian Empire →
date	16 August 1855 →
followedBy	final assault on Sevastopol →
FrenchRole	held key defensive positions along the Chernaya River →
front	Eastern Front of the Crimean War →
geographicalFeature	river valley terrain →
historicalPeriod	19th century →
historicalRegion	Taurida Governorate →
involvedBranch	artillery → infantry →
location	Chernaya River → Crimea → near Sevastopol →
near	Sevastopol →
opponent	France → Ottoman Empire → Russian Empire → Sardinia →
OttomanRole	participated as part of the Allied army →
outcome	Russian attack repulsed →
partOf	Crimean War →
precededBy	Battle of the Great Redan (first assault) →
result	Allied victory →
riverCrossing	Chernaya River →
RussianObjective	break Allied lines along the Chernaya River → relieve pressure on Sevastopol →
SardinianRole	provided significant contingent on the Allied left →
significance	last major Russian offensive in the Crimean War → weakened Russian capacity to relieve Sevastopol →
strategicContext	defence of Sevastopol →
tacticalNature	failed Russian frontal assault across a river line →
theatre	Crimean Peninsula →
year	1855 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of the Chernaya ("Battle of the Tchernaya") → Battle of the Chernaya ("Battle of the River Chernaya") →	alsoKnownAs
Battle of Inkerman →	followedBy
Crimean War →	hasPart