Battle of Svistov
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Battle of Svistov | |||||||
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Part of Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) | |||||||
![]() The Battle of Svistov by Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Mikhail Dragomirov Mikhail Skobelev | Ahmed Muhtar Pasha | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
15,000 troops 17 battalions 6,000 volunteers 64 field guns[1] |
13,000 garrison troops 6 camps 1 squadron 6 cannons | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
less than 1,000[1] | 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]- George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (ISBN 0-442-22336-6).