Battle of Svistov

Battle of Svistov
	Part of Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
	; The Battle of Svistov by Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky
Date	26 June 1877
Location	Ziştovi District, Rusçuk Sanjak, Tuna Province, Ottoman Empire; (today near Svishtov, Bulgaria)43°36′53″N 25°23′59″E / 43.61472°N 25.39972°E
Result	Russian victory. The Russians were made ready to attack Nikopol.
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mikhail Dragomirov; Mikhail Skobelev	Ahmed Muhtar Pasha
Strength
15,000 troops; 17 battalions; 6,000 volunteers; 64 field guns	13,000 garrison troops; 6 camps; 1 squadron; 6 cannons
Casualties and losses
less than 1,000	641 total

The Battle of Svistov took place during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. It was fought between the Ottoman Empire and Imperial Russia on 26 June 1877. It occurred when Russian general Mikhail Ivanovich Dragomirov crossed the Danube River in a fleet of small boats and attacked the Turkish fortress. The next day, Mikhail Skobelev attacked, forcing the Turkish garrison to surrender. In result, the Russian military became ready to attack Nikopol.

References edit

^ ^a ^b Eggenberger D. An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1,560 Battles from 1479 B.C. to the Present. Courier Corporation. 2012. p. 422

George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (ISBN 0-442-22336-6).

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