battle, svistov, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, july, 2011, learn, when, remove, this, message, took, place, . This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message The Battle of Svistov took place during the Russo Turkish War of 1877 1878 It was fought between the Ottoman Empire and Imperial Russia on 26 June 1877 It occurred when Russian general Mikhail Ivanovich Dragomirov crossed the Danube River in a fleet of small boats and attacked the Turkish fortress The next day Mikhail Skobelev attacked forcing the Turkish garrison to surrender In result the Russian military became ready to attack Nikopol Battle of SvistovPart of Russo Turkish War 1877 1878 The Battle of Svistov by Nikolai Dmitriev OrenburgskyDate26 June 1877LocationZistovi District Ruscuk Sanjak Tuna Province Ottoman Empire today near Svishtov Bulgaria 43 36 53 N 25 23 59 E 43 61472 N 25 39972 E 43 61472 25 39972ResultRussian victory The Russians were made ready to attack Nikopol Belligerents Russian Empire Ottoman EmpireCommanders and leadersMikhail Dragomirov Mikhail SkobelevAhmed Muhtar PashaStrength15 000 troops17 battalions6 000 volunteers64 field guns 1 13 000 garrison troops6 camps1 squadron6 cannonsCasualties and lossesless than 1 000 1 641 totalReferences edit a b Eggenberger D An Encyclopedia of Battles Accounts of Over 1 560 Battles from 1479 B C to the Present Courier Corporation 2012 p 422 George Bruce Harbottle s Dictionary of Battles Van Nostrand Reinhold 1981 ISBN 0 442 22336 6 nbsp This article about a battle in Russian history is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a battle in Ottoman history is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Svistov amp oldid 1222154881, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
