See also: 1854 in France, other events of 1855, 1856 in France.

Events from the year 1855 in France.

Events

• 16 August - Battle of Chernaya River, Russian troops defeated by French and Sardinian forces in the Crimean War.
• 7 September - Battle of Malakoff, French victory over Russian forces, part of the Siege of Sevastopol.
• 11 September - Siege of Sevastopol ends in Franco-British victory.
• 17 October - Battle of Kinburn, combined British Royal Navy and French Navy force engaged Russian forts on shore.

Births

• 20 January - Ernest Chausson, composer (died 1899).
• 15 February - Jean-Joseph Carri s, sculptor, ceramist, and miniaturist (died 1894).
• 18 February - Jean Jules Jusserand, author and diplomat (died 1932).
• 16 March - Achille Maffre de Baug , poet (died 1928).
• 27 April - Caroline R my de Guebhard, socialist, journalist and feminist (died 1929).
• 27 September - Paul mile Appell, mathematician (died 1930).
• 5 November - L on Teisserenc de Bort, meteorologist (died 1913).
• 10 November - Alexandre Darracq, automobile manufacturer (died 1931).

Deaths

• 15 January - Henri Braconnot, chemist and pharmacist (born 1780).
• 26 January - G rard de Nerval, poet, essayist and translator (born 1808).
• 3 March - Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure, lawyer and Prime Minister (born 1767).
• 26 May - Jean Isidore Harispe, Marshal of France (born 1768).
• 18 April - Jean-Baptiste Isabey, painter (born 1767).
• 10 June - Jacques-Jean Barre, engraver (born 1793).
• 2 December - Fr d ric Berat, poet and songwriter (born 1801).

Full date unknown

• Raymond Gayrard, sculptor (born 1807).
• Antoine-Genevi ve-H raclius-Ag nor de Gramont, aristocrat (born 1789).
• Justin Pierre Marie Macquart, entomologist (born 1776).
• Fran ois Andr Michaux, botanist (born 1770).

References

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