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Shipka Pass
The
Russo-Turkish War of 1877 resulted in the liberation of Bulgaria
from Ottoman rule. As a consequence the war and the preceding
1876 uprisings are a feature of many museums and monuments
across Bulgaria.
The Russians
declared war on April 24 and crossed the Danube into Bulgaria on
June 23. General Gourko's advanced guard seized the Shipka Pass
by mid July as the main army assaulted Pleven. Three assaults
were repulsed by Ottoman forces commanded by Omar Pasha and the
Russians then engaged in a five month siege supported by the
Romanian army. Osman Pasha was finally forced to capitulate on
December 10 after an unsuccessful breakout attempt.
The monument at
Shipka Pass
holds a small museum with a collection of paintings, uniforms
and medals |
