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Siege of Pleven: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date July 20, 1877 - December 10, 1877
Location Bulgaria • Pleven
Participants Ottoman Empire • Russia
Context Russo-Turkish wars

Timeline

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Treaty of Belgrade
September 1739
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Battle of Çeşme
July 6, 1770 - July 7, 1770
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Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca
July 21, 1774
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Treaty of Jassy
January 9, 1792
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Treaty of Bucharest
May 18, 1812
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Treaty of Edirne
September 14, 1829
Black and white photo by Roger Fenton showing soldiers gathered among rows of tents in a valley encampment during the Crimean War, with rocky hills in the background.
Crimean War
October 4, 1853 - February 1, 1856
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Treaty of Paris
March 30, 1856
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Siege of Pleven
July 20, 1877 - December 10, 1877
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Treaty of San Stefano
March 3, 1878

Key People

Osman Nuri Paşa
Osman Nuri Paşa
Ottoman general

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