# Canonical recap data for Battle of Plevna (1877)
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slug: battle-plevna
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1877/battle-plevna"
title: Battle of Plevna
subtitle: Russian forces besieged the Ottoman stronghold for five months, marking a decisive turning point in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1877-07-20
endDate: 1877-12-10
datePrecision: day
year: 1877
decade: 1870
country:
name: Ottoman Empire
slug: ottoman-empire
summaryShort: "The siege of Plevna or Pleven, was a major battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, fought by the joint army of the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Romania against the Ottoman Empire. After the Russian army crossed the Danube at Svishtov, it began advancing towards the centre of modern Bulgaria, with the aim of "
summaryLong: The siege of Plevna or Pleven, was a major battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, fought by the joint army of the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Romania against the Ottoman Empire. After the Russian army crossed the Danube at Svishtov, it began advancing towards the centre of modern Bulgaria, with the aim of crossing the Balkan Mountains to Constantinople, avoiding the fortified Turkish fortresses on the Black Sea coast. The Ottoman army led by Osman Pasha, returning from Serbia after a conflict with that country, was massed in the fortified city of Pleven, a city surrounded by numerous redoubts, located at an important road intersection.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Siege of Plevna"
importance: 74
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Plevna"
  title: Battle of Plevna
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: The siege of Plevna or Pleven, was a major battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, fought by the joint army of the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Roman
wikidataQid: Q780367
archiveSnapshots:
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  capturedAt: 2026-04-17
  label: Battle of Plevna
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Plevna"
