Battle of Shipka Pass

When

17 Jul 1877 – 9 Jan 1878

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

42.77° N, 25.32° E

Description

1877 battle

1877–78 battle of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

The Battle of Shipka Pass consisted of four battles that were fought between the Russian Empire, aided by Bulgarian volunteers known as opalchentsi, and the Ottoman Empire for control over the vital Shipka Pass during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). The final battle is known as the battle of Shipka-Sheynovo or simply the battle of Sheynovo.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Russo-Turkish War: Battle of Shipka Pass IV – Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Im Russisch-Osmanischen Krieg gelingt den Russen die Gefangennahme einer osmanischen Armee am umkämpften Schipkapass”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “les troupes russes poursuivent leur avance et forcent la résistance au col de Chipka”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Second Russo-Turkish24 Apr 1877 · Interstate war · Deaths 285,000