Battle of Tashkessen
The Battle of Tashkessen or Battle of Tashkesan (Turkish: Taşkesen Muharebesi) took place during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. It was fought between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire on December 31, 1877, in what is now Bulgaria.
| Battle of Tashkessen | |||||||
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| Part of Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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General Arkadiy Kurlov General Iosif Gurko General Otton Egorovich Rauch |
Valentine Baker Ahmed Javad Pasha | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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24,000, 17 guns, of which about 17,000 engaged Russian estimate: 15,000, 22 guns |
2,000–2,400 or 3,000, 7 guns and 2 squadrons of cavalry Russian estimate: about 4,000, 7 artillery pieces | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2,000+ (British claim) 562 killed and wounded (Russian estimate) | half of the army (800–1,000 men) | ||||||
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