Battle of Nikopol

The Battle of Nikopol, or Nicopolis (Turkish: Niğbolu Muharebesi), was one of the early battles of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). As the Russian army crossed the Danube river, they approached the fortified city of Nikopol (Nicopolis). The Turkish high command sent Osman Pasha with the troops from Vidin to oppose the Russians' crossing of the Danube. Osman's intentions were to reinforce and defend Nikopol. However, General Nikolai Kridener's Russian IX Corps arrived first, bombarding and compelling the garrison's surrender before Osman Pasha could reach the city. He instead fell back to Plevna. With the Nikopol garrison eliminated, the Russians were free to march on to Plevna.

Date16 July 1877

Location

Niğbolu District, Rusçuk Sanjak, Tuna Province, Ottoman Empire
(today Nikopol, Bulgaria)

43°42′N 24°53′E

Result Russian victory

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Battle of Nikopol
Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Ottoman capitulation at Nikopol, Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky, 1883
Date 16 July 1877 Location Niğbolu District, Rusçuk Sanjak, Tuna Province, Ottoman Empire (today Nikopol, Bulgaria) 43°42′N 24°53′E Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Nikolay Kridener	Osman Pasha Hasan Pasha
Strength
20,000	7,000
Casualties and losses
276 killed 949 wounded[1] 84 missing	7,000 prisoners[1]

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