Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 had its origins in a rise in nationalism in the Balkans as well as in the Russian Empire's goal of recovering territorial losses that it had suffered because of the Crimean War. Tsar Alexander II was fighting against the Ottoman Empire led by Abdul Hamid II .

Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Plevna Monument near the walls of Kitai-gorod
Date April 24 1877 – March 3 1878 Location Balkans, Caucasus Result Russian Victory, Treaty of Berlin Territorial changes Reestablishment of the Bulgarian state; full independence of Romania, Serbia and Montenegro from Ottoman Empire
Belligerents
Russian Empire Serbia Romania Bulgarian volunteers Montenegro	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mikhail Skobelev Mikhail Loris-Melikov Joseph Gourko Ivan Lazarev Carol I of Romania Kosta Protić	Ahmed Muhtar Pasha Osman Pasha Suleiman Pasha Mehemet Ali Veisel Pasha