The Battle of Nikopol, ''or Nicopolis'' (
Turkish
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: Niğbolu Muharebesi), was one of the early battles of the
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 ( tr, 93 Harbi, lit=War of ’93, named for the year 1293 in the Islamic calendar; russian: Русско-турецкая война, Russko-turetskaya voyna, "Russian–Turkish war") was a conflict between th ...
. As the Russian army crossed the
Danube River, they approached the fortified city of
Nikopol (Nicopolis). The Turkish high command sent
Osman Pasha Osman Pasha (also spelled ''Uthman Pasha'' or ''Othman Pasha'') may refer to:
* Özdemiroğlu Osman Pasha (1527–1585), Ottoman grand vizier
* Bosniak Osman Pasha (died 1685), Ottoman governor of Egypt, Damascus, and Bosnia
* Topal Osman Pasha (16 ...
with the troops from
Vidin to oppose the Russians' crossing of the Danube. Osman's intentions were to reinforce and defend Nikopol. However, the Russian IX Corps under General
Nikolai Kridener
Nikolai Karl Gregor Freiherr von Krüdener (; 10 March 1811 – 17 February 1891) was a Baltic German infantry general. He graduated from the Nikolayevsk Engineering Academy in 1828 and upon graduation was appointed officer. In 1833 he entered the ...
reached the city and bombarded the garrison into submission before Osman could arrive. He instead fell back to
Plevna. With the Nikopol garrison eliminated, the Russians were free to march on to
Plevna.
See also
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Battles of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
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Siege of Plevna
The siege of Pleven, was a major battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, fought by the joint army of Russia and Romania against the Ottoman Empire. After the Russian army crossed the Danube at Svishtov, it began advancing towards t ...
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Battle of Nicopolis
The Battle of Nicopolis took place on 25 September 1396 and resulted in the rout of an allied crusader army of Hungarian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Wallachian, French, Burgundian, German, and assorted troops (assisted by the Venetian navy) at ...
References
External links
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*https://web.archive.org/web/20050409083745/http://www.xenophongi.org/rushistory/battles/plevna2.htm
* ''Compton's Home Library: Battles of the World'' CD-ROM
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