Siege of Plevna

Quand

20 juil. 1877 – 10 déc. 1877

Type

Siège

Coordonnées

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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