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Danube Crossing

When: 28 October 1853
Where: Vidin, Bulgaria
Part of: Crimean War opens: Ottoman declaration, Danube front, Oltenitza and Sinop

Ottoman forces crossed the Danube from Vidin to capture Calafat in October 1853.

Following the ultimatum, Ottoman forces under Ferik Ismail Pasha crossed the Danube River from Vidin to Kalafat on 28 October 1853. This maneuver aimed to drive the Russians out of the western part of Wallachia, establishing an Ottoman foothold on the Danube front.

Sources

Crimean War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
Battle of Oltenița Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21

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