Battle of Nikopol

Coordinates: 43°42′N 24°53′E / 43.700°N 24.883°E / 43.700; 24.883
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Battle of Nikopol
Part of the
Tuna Province, Ottoman Empire
(today Nikopol, Bulgaria)
43°42′N 24°53′E / 43.700°N 24.883°E / 43.700; 24.883
Result Russian victory
Belligerents  Russian Empire  Ottoman EmpireCommanders and leaders Nikolay Kridener Osman Pasha
Hasan PashaStrength Russian IX Corps(20,000) 7,000Casualties and losses

276 killed 84 missing

949 wounded[1] 7,000 prisoners[1]

The Battle of Nikopol, or Nicopolis (

Nikolai Kridener reached the city and bombarded the garrison into submission before Osman could arrive. He instead fell back to Plevna. With the Nikopol garrison eliminated, the Russians were free to march on to Plevna
.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b The Russian Army and Its Campaigns in Turkey in 1877–1878, F. V. Greene, page 188

External links

  • "The battle of Nikopol". Radio Bulgaria. 25 September 2007. Archived from the original on 6 November 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20050409083745/http://www.xenophongi.org/rushistory/battles/plevna2.htm
  • Compton's Home Library: Battles of the World CD-ROM


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