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Chronological listing of the '''Battles of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)'''.
==List of battles==
''Key: (R) – Russian victory; (O) – Ottoman victory; (I) – Inconclusive''
===1877===
* June 26 – [[Battle of Simnitza]]; Russians begin crossing the [[Danube River]] (R)
* June 26 – [[Battle of Svistov]]; Russians reduce fortress and move on to [[Nicopolis|Nikopol]] (R)
* July 12 - [[Battle of Elena|Battle of Elena I]] (O)
* July 16 – [[Battle of Nikopol]]; Russians move into [[Bulgaria]] (R)
* July 17 – [[Battle of Shipka Pass|Battle of Shipka Pass I]]; Russians capture Shipka Pass (R)
* July 20 – [[Siege of Plevna]] begins (R)
* July 20 - [[Siege of Plevna#First battle|First battle of Plevna]] Ottomans repulse the Russian attack (O)
* July 31 - [[Siege of Plevna#Second battle|Second battle of Plevna]] Ottomans repulse the Russian attack (O)
* August 21 – [[Second Battle of Shipka Pass|Battle of Shipka Pass II]]; Russians repulse Ottoman attack on Shipka Pass (R)
* August 25 – [[Battle of Kızıl Tepe]]; Russian attempt at besieging [[Kars]] is driven off (O)
* September 3 – [[Battle of Lovcha]]; Russians reduce during the [[siege of Plevna]] (R)
* September 11 - [[Siege of Plevna#Third battle|Third battle of Plevna]] Ottomans repulse the Russian attack (O)
* September 13 – [[Third Battle of Shipka Pass|Battle of Shipka Pass III]]; Russians repulse second Ottoman attack on Shipka Pass (R)
* October 2/4 – [[Battle of Yahni]]; The Russians made some gains but were not able to hold them (O)
* October 12/15 – [[Battle of Aladzha]]; Ottoman army under Hadji Resit Pasha surrenders (R)
* October 24 – [[Battle of Gorni Dubnik]]; Russians capture Turkish redoubt guarding Plevna supply lines (R)
* November 4 – [[Battle of Deve Boyun]]; Russian general Heimann won a further battle (R)
* November 8/9 – [[Battle of Erzurum (1877)|Battle of Erzurum]]; Russians fail to capture [[Erzurum]] in an attack (O)
* November 17 – [[Battle of Kars]]; Russians seize Ottoman fortress in the Caucasus region (R)
* December 4 - [[Battle of Elena|Battle of Elena II]] (O)
* December 10 – [[Siege of Plevna|Plevna]] capitulates to Russia (R)
* December 14 - [[Battle of Elena|Battle of Elena III]] (O)
* December 31 – [[Battle of Tashkessen]]; covering the general withdrawal, Turks briefly check Russian advance (O)
===1878===
* January 4 – [[Battle of Sofia]]: General [[Joseph Vladimirovich Gourko|Gourko]] liberates [[Sofia]] from [[Ottoman Bulgaria|Turkish rule]] (R)
* January 5 – [[Fourth Battle of Shipka Pass|Battle of Shipka Pass IV]]; General [[Joseph Vladimirovich Gourko|Gourko]] crushes Turks at Shipka Pass (R)
* January 17 – [[Battle of Philippopolis (1878)|Battle of Philippopolis]]; Gourko routes Turkish forces and moves to within striking distance of [[Istanbul]] (R)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heritage History: Russo Turkish Wars |url=http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=pseudowar&FileName=russoturk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711164002/http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?R_menu=OFF&Dir=pseudowar&FileName=russoturk |archive-date=11 Jul 2011}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[History of Russo-Turkish wars]]
==References==
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