The Battle of the Chernaya 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.
Battle of the Chernaya, the forces at the beginning of the battle and the Russian advance.The Russians are shown in brown, Frenchmen in red, Sardinians in blue, Turks in green, Brits in orange
La battaglia della Cernaia, Gerolamo Induno.
Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)
The siege of Sevastopol lasted from October 1854 until September 1855, during the Crimean War. The allies landed at Eupatoria on 14 September 1854, intending to make a triumphal march to Sevastopol, the capital of the Crimea, with 50,000 men. Major battles along the way were Alma, Balaklava, Inkerman, Tchernaya, Redan, and, finally, Malakoff. During the siege, the allied navy undertook six bombardments of the capital, on 17 October 1854; and on 9 April, 6 June, 17 June, 17 August, and 5 September 1855.
Siege of Sevastopol by Franz Roubaud (detail)
Siege of Sevastopol
Three 17th century church bells in Arundel Castle, United Kingdom. These were taken from Sevastopol as trophies at the end of the siege of Sevastopol.
Bombardment of Sevastopol by HMS Rodney, Crimean War (October 1854)
