The Battle of Chernaya River (Battle of Tchernaïa, Сражение у Черной речки, Сражение у реки Черной) was a battle fought during the Crimean War on August 16, 1855 between Russia and a coalition of French and Piedmontese troops. See also the town of Battle, East Sussex, England Generally, a battle is an instance of combat between two or more parties wherein each group will seek to defeat the others. ... The Crimean War lasted from 28 March 1854 to 1856. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Piedmont is a region of northwestern Italy. ...

The battle began as an offensive by the Russians with the goal of regaining Sevastopol. Two Russian army corps under Prince Michael Gorchakov fought against French and Sardinian troops under General Pélissier. The assault of the Russian army was poorly organized and met stiff resistance from the French. The bravery of French soldiers of 50th, 82nd, 95th, 97th of line; 19th Chasseurs at foot; 2nd and 3rd zouaves was epecially noted. The battle ended in victory for the French and their allies. Sevastopol (Севастополь, Sevastopol’ in Ukrainian; Aqyar in Crimean Tatar), formerly known as Sebastopol, is a port city in Ukraine, located on the Black Sea coast of Crimean peninsula. ... This article is about a military unit. ... Coat of arms of the Gorchakov family Gorchakov, or Gortchakoff (Russian: Горчаков) is a Russian princely family of Rurikid stock, descended from Michael Vsevolodovich, prince of Chernigov, who, in 1246, was assassinated by the Mongols in Karakorum. ... A zouave from 1886. ...