Industrial Age · Middle East · War

1877

Russo-Turkish War

April 24, 1877

In the name of Slavic brotherhood, Alexander II declared war on the Ottoman Empire. Russian troops crossed the Danube, besieged Plevna for five months, and forced the sultan to sign a peace that created a huge Bulgaria in Russia's sphere. Britain and Austria, alarmed, demanded a revision. The Congress of Berlin would provide one.

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Before and after in Middle East

Before: November 25, 1875: Britain Buys Suez Shares
After: March 3, 1878: San Stefano Treaty

Before and after in War

Before: June 25, 1876: Little Bighorn
After: 1878: Second Anglo-Afghan War

Era

Industrial Age (1801–1900), one of 513 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)