Battle of Gorni Dubnik

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The Battle of Gorni Dubnik was a key 1877 engagement in the Russo-Turkish War in which Russian forces captured a heavily fortified Ottoman position in Bulgaria, helping to break the defensive ring around Pleven.

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Battle of Gorni Dubnik canonical 1
Battle of Gorny Dubnik 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Gorny Dubnik ⓘ
belligerent Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
campaign Pleven campaign ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Plevna
commander Iosif Vladimirovich Gourko ⓘ
Osman Nuri Pasha ⓘ
conflict Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) ⓘ
consequence contributed to eventual Ottoman surrender at Pleven ⓘ
improved Russian supply and communication lines around Pleven ⓘ
country Bulgaria ⓘ
date 24 October 1877 ⓘ
followedBy further Russian operations against Pleven ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
involvedUnit Ottoman garrison of Gorni Dubnik ⓘ
Russian Imperial Guard ⓘ
location Gorni Dubnik ⓘ
near Pleven ⓘ
objective capture of a heavily fortified Ottoman position ⓘ
outcome capture of Gorni Dubnik by Russian forces ⓘ
partOf Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) ⓘ
precededBy earlier Russian attempts to encircle Pleven ⓘ
region Ottoman-ruled Bulgaria ⓘ
linked to: Ottoman Bulgaria
relatedTo Liberation of Bulgaria ⓘ
Siege of Pleven ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Plevna
result Russian victory ⓘ
strategicEffect weakened Ottoman defenses around Pleven ⓘ
strategicImportance helped break the defensive ring around Pleven ⓘ
theater Balkan theater of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) ⓘ
typeOfWarfare assault on fortified position ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ
year 1877 ⓘ

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Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) campaigns → hasPart → Battle of Gorni Dubnik ⓘ
Battle of Gorni Dubnik → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Gorny Dubnik ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Gorni Dubnik