Battle of the Chernaya

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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.

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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 ⓘ
linked to: Taurida Oblast
involvedBranch artillery ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
location Chernaya River ⓘ
linked to: Khrami 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) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Alma
result Allied victory ⓘ
riverCrossing Chernaya River ⓘ
linked to: Khrami 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 ⓘ
linked to: Crimea
year 1855 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Crimean War → hasPart → Battle of the Chernaya ⓘ
Battle of Inkerman → followedBy → Battle of the Chernaya ⓘ
Battle of the Chernaya → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Tchernaya ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Chernaya
Battle of the Chernaya → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the River Chernaya ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Chernaya
French expeditionary corps in the Crimea → engagedIn → Battle of the Chernaya ⓘ
Eastern Front of the Crimean War → majorBattle → Battle of the Chernaya ⓘ
British field army in Crimea → notableEngagement → Battle of the Chernaya ⓘ