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Liberation and Refugee Influx
- When
- 22 July 1877
- Where
- Stara Zagora
Count Gurko's forces liberated Stara Zagora, causing the population to swell to nearly 40,000 as refugees fled nearby villages fearing Ottoman reprisals.
On 22 July 1877, Count Gurko's Advance Squad liberated Kazanlak and Stara Zagora. The city's population quickly increased to nearly 40,000 people as refugees from nearby villages arrived seeking protection from the Ottoman army and irregular Circassian bashi-bazouk units.
Sources
- Stara Zagora massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-23
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