Battle of Sofia
| Battle of Sofia | |||||||
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| Part of Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) | |||||||
 The Monument to the Tsar Liberator in Sofia | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Russian Empire |
 Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Lt Gen Iosif Gurko Lt Gen Nikolai Velyaminov Major General Otton Rauh |
Osman Nuri Pasha | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Gurko's Western squad | Orkhanie army | ||||||
The Battle of Sofia (Bulgarian: Битката при София) was the final action of Russian Lt Gen Iosif Gurko's Western squad for the defeat of the Turkish Orkhanie army in the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). It led to the Liberation of Sofia from Turkish rule.
Gen. Iosif Gurko
References
- Освободителната война 1877-1878, С., 1986, с. 59,64,122
- Освободителната война 1877-1878, С., 1978, с. 94
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