Siege of Plevna

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military conflict
gptkbp:aftermath Treaty of San Stefano
Balkan_independence_movements
gptkbp:casualties approximately 200,000
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspiration for literature
depictions in art
commemoration in memorials
gptkbp:date July 20, 1877
gptkbp:duration 143 days
gptkbp:finaleDate December 10, 1877
gptkbp:historicalContext decline_of_the_Ottoman_Empire
rise_of_nationalism_in_the_Balkans
Russian_expansionism
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pivotal_battle_in_the_Russo-Turkish_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Plevna
gptkbp:keyIssues Battle of Shipka Pass
Battle of Plevna
Battle of Grivitsa
gptkbp:launchDate July 20, 1877
gptkbp:legacy symbol of resistance
military innovation
impact on future military sieges
gptkbp:location gptkb:Plevna,_Bulgaria
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Osman_Pasha
gptkb:General_Radetzky
trench warfare
General Gurko
Russian_victory
Ottoman_surrender
gptkbp:notable_player fortifications
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Osman_Pasha
gptkb:Gustav_von_Khevenhüller-Metsch
Mikhail Skobelev
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Russo-Turkish_War_(1877–1878)
gptkbp:primaryMission historical accounts
government documents
newspaper articles
military reports
letters from soldiers
gptkbp:result Ottoman_defeat
gptkbp:strategicGoals control_of_the_Balkans
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Russian_Empire