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Battle of Nikopol
Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Ottoman capitulation at Nikopol, Nikolai Dmitriev-Orenburgsky, 1883
Date 16 July 1877 Location Niğbolu District, Rusçuk Sanjak, Tuna Province, Ottoman Empire (today Nikopol, Bulgaria)43°42′N 24°53′E / 43.700°N 24.883°E / 43.700; 24.883 Result Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Nikolay Kridener	Osman Pasha Hasan Pasha
Strength
20,000	7,000
Casualties and losses
276 killed 949 wounded 84 missing	7,000 prisoners

The Battle of Nikopol, or Nicopolis (Turkish: Niğbolu Muharebesi), was one of the early battles of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). As the Russian army crossed the Danube River, they approached the fortified city of Nikopol (Nicopolis). The Turkish high command sent Osman Pasha with the troops from Vidin to oppose the Russians' crossing of the Danube. Osman's intentions were to reinforce and defend Nikopol. However, the Russian IX Corps under General Nikolai Kridener reached the city and bombarded the garrison into submission before Osman could arrive. He instead fell back to Plevna. With the Nikopol garrison eliminated, the Russians were free to march on to Plevna.

See also

• Battles of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
• Siege of Plevna
• Battle of Nicopolis

References

1. ^ The Russian Army and Its Campaigns in Turkey in 1877–1878, F. V. Greene, page 188

External links

• "The battle of Nikopol". Radio Bulgaria. 25 September 2007. Archived from the original on 6 November 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
• https://web.archive.org/web/20050409083745/http://www.xenophongi.org/rushistory/battles/plevna2.htm
• Compton's Home Library: Battles of the World CD-ROM

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