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First Battle of Plevna

Name: First Battle of Plevna
Start: 1877-07-19
End: 1877-07-20
Location: Plevna

When: 19–20 July 1877
Where: Plevna
Part of: First battle in the siege of Plevna during the Russo-Turkish War

Russian troops reached Pleven on 19 July 1877 and began bombarding the town, forcing some Ottoman units off the outer defences the next day.

After Nikopol fell to the Russian vanguard, Osman Pasha settled on Plevna as a defensive position, where the Ottomans raised earthworks with redoubts, dug trenches, and quarried out gun emplacements. On 19 July 1877, Russian troops reached Pleven and started bombarding the town. The bombardment continued the next day, eventually forcing some Ottoman units off the outer defences. This engagement marked the start of the prolonged siege.

Sources

Osman Nuri Pasha Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-26
Siege of Plevna Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-25

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