Victory in the Romanian War of Independence

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Victory in the Romanian War of Independence refers to Romania’s successful 1877–1878 struggle to gain full independence from the Ottoman Empire, a pivotal moment in the formation of the modern Romanian state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
military victory ⓘ
national independence ⓘ
ally Russian Empire ⓘ
commander Alexandru Cernat ⓘ
Carol I of Romania ⓘ
Mihail Cerchez ⓘ
Prince Carol of Romania ⓘ
commemoratedBy Romanian Independence Day (10 May, historically) ⓘ
commemoratedIn Romanian historiography ⓘ
Romanian monuments and memorials ⓘ
country Romania ⓘ
followedBy Proclamation of the Kingdom of Romania (1881) ⓘ
recognition of Romania as a kingdom ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Romanian Independence War victory ⓘ
Romania’s independence victory (1877–1878) ⓘ
hasCause Ottoman suzerainty over the United Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia ⓘ
Romanian desire for full independence from the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
hasConsequence Romanian control over Dobruja (with adjustments at Berlin) ⓘ
increased prestige of Carol I ⓘ
territorial changes in the Balkans ⓘ
hasEndTime 1878 ⓘ
hasStartTime 1877 ⓘ
involves Ottoman Army ⓘ
Romanian Army ⓘ
location Balkan Peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Balkans

Danube River region ⓘ
linked to: Danube region

Pleven ⓘ
Vidin ⓘ
opponent Ottoman Empire ⓘ
opposingCommander Osman Nuri Pasha ⓘ
partOf Romanian War of Independence ⓘ
pointInTime 1877–1878 ⓘ
precededBy Crimean War ⓘ
recognizedAt Congress of Berlin (1878) ⓘ
linked to: Congress of Berlin
recognizedBy Great Powers of Europe ⓘ
linked to: Great Powers
resultedIn Romanian independence from the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
end of Ottoman suzerainty over Romania ⓘ
formation of the modern Romanian state ⓘ
international recognition of Romania’s independence ⓘ
significantBattle Battle of Grivița ⓘ
Battle of Smârdan ⓘ
Siege of Plevna ⓘ
significantFor Romanian national identity ⓘ
state-building in Romania ⓘ
weakening of Ottoman influence in the Balkans ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
treaty Treaty of Berlin (1878) ⓘ
Treaty of San Stefano ⓘ

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Calea Victoriei → namedAfter → Victory in the Romanian War of Independence ⓘ
subject linked to: Calea Victoriei, Bucharest
War of Independence (1877–1878) → alsoKnownAs → Romanian War of Independence ⓘ
linked to: Victory in the Romanian War of Independence
War of Independence (1877–1878) → alsoKnownAs → Războiul de Independență al României ⓘ
linked to: Victory in the Romanian War of Independence
Great Union of 1918 → precededBy → Romanian War of Independence ⓘ
linked to: Victory in the Romanian War of Independence
Wallachian Revolution of 1848 → followedBy → Romanian War of Independence ⓘ
linked to: Victory in the Romanian War of Independence
Romanian National Day (10 May) → linkedEvent → Romanian War of Independence proclamation ⓘ
linked to: Victory in the Romanian War of Independence
Carol I of Romania → notableEvent → Romanian War of Independence ⓘ
linked to: Victory in the Romanian War of Independence
Principality of Romania → independenceWar → Romanian War of Independence ⓘ
linked to: Victory in the Romanian War of Independence
Victory in the Romanian War of Independence → partOf → Romanian War of Independence ⓘ
linked to: Victory in the Romanian War of Independence
Carol I of Romania → significantEvent → Romanian War of Independence ⓘ
subject linked to: King Carol I of Romania
linked to: Victory in the Romanian War of Independence
Romanian Old Kingdom → significantEvent → Romanian War of Independence ⓘ
linked to: Victory in the Romanian War of Independence
Battle of Grivița → relatedEvent → Romanian War of Independence ⓘ
linked to: Victory in the Romanian War of Independence
Battle of Smârdan → partOf → Romanian War of Independence ⓘ
linked to: Victory in the Romanian War of Independence
Nicolae Grigorescu → participatedIn → Romanian War of Independence ⓘ
linked to: Victory in the Romanian War of Independence