Siege of Plevna

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battle of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) military engagement siege

The Siege of Plevna was a major 1877 military engagement in the Russo-Turkish War where Ottoman forces under Osman Pasha mounted a prolonged and costly defense against Russian and Romanian armies, significantly influencing the course of the conflict.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Siege of Plevna canonical 3
Siege of Pleven 2
Blockade and capitulation of Plevna 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Plevna Siege NERFINISHED ⓘ
Siege of Pleven NERFINISHED ⓘ
attackingCommander Carol I of Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ
attackingForceStrength over 100,000 Russian and Romanian troops ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
commander Carol I of Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ
Osman Nuri Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Ottoman Empire ⓘ
defendingCommander Osman Nuri Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ
defensiveForceStrength approximately 40,000–50,000 Ottoman troops ⓘ
endDate 1877-12-10 ⓘ
event Ottoman breakout attempt in December 1877 ⓘ
three major assaults before full investment ⓘ
hasMemorial Ossuary in Pleven NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pleven Panorama NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced military thinking on field fortifications in late 19th century Europe ⓘ
negotiations leading to the Treaty of San Stefano ⓘ
subsequent Russian advance into Bulgaria ⓘ
location Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pleven NERFINISHED ⓘ
Plevna NERFINISHED ⓘ
present-day Bulgaria ⓘ
outcome surrender of Osman Nuri Pasha ⓘ
partOf Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) NERFINISHED ⓘ
result capitulation of Ottoman garrison ⓘ
decisive Russian and Romanian victory ⓘ
significance demonstrated effectiveness of modern fortifications and repeating rifles ⓘ
halted initial Russian advance and prolonged the war ⓘ
major turning point in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) ⓘ
startDate 1877-07-20 ⓘ
tactic encirclement and blockade by Russian and Romanian forces ⓘ
entrenched defense ⓘ
repeated frontal assaults by attackers ⓘ
theater Balkan theater of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedWeapon Krnka rifles NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peabody-Martini rifles NERFINISHED ⓘ
artillery ⓘ
repeating rifles ⓘ
rifled artillery ⓘ
year 1877 ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

War of Independence (1877–1878) → keyBattle → Siege of Plevna ⓘ
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) campaigns → hasPart → Siege of Plevna ⓘ
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) campaigns → hasPart → Siege of Plevna ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Plevna first assault
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) campaigns → hasPart → Siege of Plevna ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Plevna second assault
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) campaigns → hasPart → Siege of Plevna ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Plevna third assault
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) campaigns → hasPart → Siege of Plevna ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blockade and capitulation of Plevna
Pleven → historicalEvent → Siege of Plevna ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Pleven
Pleven → knownFor → Siege of Plevna ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Pleven
Victory in the Romanian War of Independence → significantBattle → Siege of Plevna ⓘ