Vasily V. Vereschagin. Battlefield near Shipka Pass

Four battles were fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire for control over the crucial Shipka Pass during the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2189x1100, 519 KB) Vasily Vereshchagin (1842-1904). ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2189x1100, 519 KB) Vasily Vereshchagin (1842-1904). ... Vasily Vereshchagin Vasili Vasilyevich Vereshchagin (Russian: 1842 - 1904) was the most famous Russian battle painter and the first Russian artist to be widely recognized abroad. ... Motto دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299–1326) Bursa (1326–65) Edirne (1365–1453) Constantinople (Ä°stanbul, 1453–1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish (official); spoken languages include Abkhazian, Adyghe, Albanian, Arabic, Aramaic, Armenian, Azerbaijani... View from Shipka Snow scene at Shipka Pass Shipka Pass (Bulgarian: , Shipchenski prohod) is a scenic mountain pass through Stara Planina in Bulgaria. ... The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 had its origins in the Russian goal of gaining access to the Mediterranean Sea and dominating Constantinople (Istanbul) and the adjacent Turkish Straits. ...

• Battle of Shipka Pass I - (July 17-19, 1877), Joseph Gourko captures the pass
• Battle of Shipka Pass II - (August 21-26, 1877), Turks attempt to retake the pass and are repulsed
• Battle of Shipka Pass III - (September 13-17, 1877), A second attempt by the Turks to take the pass is repulsed
• Battle of Shipka Pass IV - (January 5-9, 1878), Gourko launches a final Russian attack which crushes the Turks in the Shipka Pass area

In July, 1877 four Russian corps had crossed the Danube River and were moving into Bulgaria. ... Field Marshal Joseph Gourko Count Joseph Vladimirovich Romeyko-Gourko (the first name is also sometimes transliterated Ossip) (16/28 July 1828, Mogilev region - 15/28 January 1901, near Tver) was a Russian Field Marshal prominent during the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78. ... The Battle of Shipka Pass II took place in 1877. ... Suleiman Pasha made a second attempt to retake Shipka Pass from the Russians after a failed attempt in August. ... Battle of Shipka Pass Conflict Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78 Date January 5-9, 1878 Place Shipka Village, Bulgaria Result Decisive Russian victory The Battle of Shipka Pass from January 5-9 was the finaly battle for Shipka Pas and a crushing Russian victory during the Russo-Turkish War of...

[edit] See also

• Shipka Memorial
• Epic of the Forgotten by Ivan Vazov
• History of Bulgaria
• City of Gabrovo
• Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex