Battle of Svistov

Date	26 June 1877
Location	Ziştovi District, Rusçuk Sanjak, Tuna Province, Ottoman Empire (today near Svishtov, Bulgaria) 43°36′53″N 25°23′59″E / 43.61472°N 25.39972°E / 43.61472; 25.39972Coordinates: 43°36′53″N 25°23′59″E / 43.61472°N 25.39972°E / 43.61472; 25.39972
Result	Russian victory. The Russians were made ready to attack Nikopol.

Belligerents

Commanders and leaders

Unknown

Strength

15,000^[1]

Casualties and losses

less than 1,000^[1]

641 total

Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78

Kızıl Tepe Simnitza Svistov Nikopol Stara Zagora Plevna 1st Shipka Pass 2nd Shipka Pass Lovcha 3rd Shipka Pass Gorni-Dubnik Erzurum Kars Tashkessen Sofia 4th Shipka Pass Plovdiv

The Battle of Svistov was a battle of 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

1 2 Eggenberger D. An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1,560 Battles from 1479 B.C. to the Present. Courier Corporation. 2012. P. 422

George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (ISBN 0-442-22336-6).

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