Battle of Nikopol (1877)

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The Battle of Nikopol (1877) was an early engagement of the Russo-Turkish War in which Russian and Romanian forces defeated the Ottoman garrison at the Danube fortress town of Nikopol, opening the way for further advances into Bulgaria.

All labels observed (2)

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Battle of Nikopol (1877) canonical 2
Ottoman garrison of Nikopol 1

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerentRole Kingdom of Romania as Russian ally ⓘ
Ottoman Empire as defending force ⓘ
Russian Empire as attacking force ⓘ
conflictOf Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) ⓘ
conflictSide Ottoman garrison of Nikopol ⓘ
Russian and Romanian forces ⓘ
consequence Ottoman garrison at Nikopol defeated ⓘ
Russian and Romanian control of Nikopol ⓘ
followedBy Siege of Plevna ⓘ
hasParticipant Kingdom of Romania ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
involves Danube fortress town of Nikopol ⓘ
location Bulgaria ⓘ
Danube River ⓘ
linked to: Danube

Nikopol ⓘ
militaryAction siege and assault on fortress defenses ⓘ
objective capture of Nikopol fortress ⓘ
opponent Kingdom of Romania ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
partOf Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) ⓘ
relatedTo liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule ⓘ
result Russian and Romanian victory ⓘ
riverCrossing Russian crossing of the Danube near Nikopol ⓘ
strategicImportance opened the way for further Russian advances into Bulgaria ⓘ
secured a Danube crossinghead for Russian forces ⓘ
timePeriod 1877 ⓘ
warTheater Balkan theater of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) campaigns → hasPart → Battle of Nikopol (1877) ⓘ
Battle of Nikopol (1877) → conflictSide → Ottoman garrison of Nikopol ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Nikopol (1877)
Danube military operations → hasPart → Battle of Nikopol (1877) ⓘ