Crossing of the Danube (1877)
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Crossing of the Danube (1877) was a pivotal Russian-led military operation during the Russo-Turkish War that enabled the main offensive into Ottoman-held Bulgaria.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crossing of the Danube (1877) canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
ⓘ
river crossing operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | Russian Balkan campaign (1877–1878) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (the Elder)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Imperial Army high command ⓘ |
| conflict | Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1877 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Russian advance into the interior of Bulgaria
ⓘ
battles in the Balkan Mountains ⓘ |
| front | Balkan front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Russo-Turkish War era ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Ottoman Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Imperial Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Danube River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
engineer operations
ⓘ
ferry crossings ⓘ pontoon bridges ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
Russian Army engineers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian artillery ⓘ Russian infantry ⓘ |
| objective |
bypass main Ottoman fortresses on the Danube
ⓘ
launch invasion of Bulgaria ⓘ transfer Russian troops to the southern bank of the Danube ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Ottoman Danube forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Russian mobilization for the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Liberation of Bulgaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of San Stefano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Russian strategic victory ⓘ |
| river | Danube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive for the success of the Russian Balkan campaign
ⓘ
pivotal operation in the Balkan theatre of the Russo-Turkish War ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
enabled Russian offensive into Ottoman-held Bulgaria
ⓘ
established bridgeheads on the southern bank of the Danube ⓘ opened main front for land operations in Bulgaria ⓘ |
| theatre | Balkan theatre of the Russo-Turkish War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | offensive operation ⓘ |
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