Siege of Plevna

When

20 Jul 1877 – 10 Dec 1877

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

43.41° N, 24.62° E

Description

battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878

1877 battle of the Russo-Turkish War

The siege of Plevna or Pleven, was a major battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, fought by the joint army of the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Romania against the Ottoman Empire. After the Russian army crossed the Danube at Svishtov, it began advancing towards the centre of modern Bulgaria, with the aim of crossing the Balkan Mountains to Constantinople, avoiding the fortified Turkish fortresses on the Bl…

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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: The first battle in the siege of Plevna is fought”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Plevne Savunması: Rus birlikleri Plevne'yi kuşattı”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “échec russe devant la forteresse de Plevna (Pleven)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “حصار بلفن في الفترة ما بين 20 يوليو و10 ديسمبر”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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