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In July, 1877 four Russian corps had crossed the Danube River and were moving into Bulgaria. To precede the main Russian army Joseph Vladimirovich Gourko led a detachment to capture the vital Balkan Mountain passes. Gourko approached Shipka Pass, which was held by an Ottoman garrison of 4,000-5,000 soldiers under Suleiman Pasha.

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  • Battle of Shipka Pass
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  • In July, 1877 four Russian corps had crossed the Danube River and were moving into Bulgaria. To precede the main Russian army Joseph Vladimirovich Gourko led a detachment to capture the vital Balkan Mountain passes. Gourko approached Shipka Pass, which was held by an Ottoman garrison of 4,000-5,000 soldiers under Suleiman Pasha.
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Partof
  • the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Date
  • --01-05
  • --07-17
  • --09-13
  • --08-21
Commander
Caption
  • The Defence of the Eagle's Nest, Alexey Popov, 1893
Casualties
  • 211(xsd:integer)
  • 1122(xsd:integer)
  • 3600(xsd:integer)
  • 4000(xsd:integer)
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  • Unknown
  • Total: 13,500+ killed and wounded
  • Total: 24,000+ killed and wounded; 36,000 captured
Result
  • Russian-Bulgarian victory in all four battles
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Place
  • Shipka Peak and surrounding areas, Bulgaria
Conflict
  • Battle of Shipka Pass
abstract
  • In July, 1877 four Russian corps had crossed the Danube River and were moving into Bulgaria. To precede the main Russian army Joseph Vladimirovich Gourko led a detachment to capture the vital Balkan Mountain passes. Gourko approached Shipka Pass, which was held by an Ottoman garrison of 4,000-5,000 soldiers under Suleiman Pasha. On July 17, Gourko attacked from the north with four divisions. The two flank divisions captured mountain positions but the two divisions in the center were repulsed. On the 18th Gourko attacked from the south. Again the main attack on the pass was repulsed but the Russians carried some of the trenches. Gourko planned a combined attack from the north and the south on the 19th. The next day however the Ottoman forces evacuated the pass and Russia took possession of it. In just over two weeks Gourko had captured three important mountain passes but the main army would become held up the day after Shipka Pass fell in the Siege of Plevna. The Ottoman Army would make two major attempts to retake the pass in 1877 and then in 1878 Gourko delivered a final blow to the Ottoman forces in the Shipka Pass area.
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