Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Plevna Monument near the walls of Kitai-gorod
Date April 24 1877 – March 3 1878 Location Balkans, Caucasus Result Russian Victory, Treaty of Berlin Territorial changes Reestablishment of the Bulgarian state; full independence of Romania, Serbia and Montenegro from Ottoman Empire
Belligerents
Russian Empire Serbia Romania Bulgarian volunteers Montenegro	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mikhail Skobelev Mikhail Loris-Melikov Joseph Gourko Ivan Lazarev Carol I of Romania Kosta Protić	Ahmed Muhtar Pasha Osman Pasha Suleiman Pasha Mehemet Ali Veisel Pasha

The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 had its origins in a rise in nationalism in the Balkans as well as in the Russian goal of recovering territorial losses it had suffered during the Crimean War.

Related pages

• Constantinople Conference