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	Russo Turkish Wars
		In 1736 war broke out again, with Austria as a Russian ally.
		The war of 1828-29, linked with the Greek War of Independence, completed the conquest of the Caucasus and brought Russian power to its zenith
		These wars were an attempt by Russia to find an outlet on the Black Sea and in priority, stages of conquest,of the Caucasus, Balkan Peninsula, and to gain control over the Bosporus and Dardanellles straits thus obtaining access to world trade routes.
	w3.tyenet.com /kozlich/russo_turkish_wars.htm

	The Graphic, (Military History: Russo - Turkish Wars): The siege of Plevna: Bird's - Eye View of the Russian and Turkish Positions from the South - East
		The Graphic, (Military History: Russo - Turkish Wars): The siege of Plevna: Bird's - Eye View of the Russian and Turkish Positions from the South - East
		The Graphic (Military History: Russo - Turkish Wars): The siege of Plevna: Bird's - Eye View of the Russian and Turkish Positions from the South - East London The Graphic 1877
		This is a very large, striking, b&w lithographed view of this siege from the early Russo-Turkish Wars.
	www.polybiblio.com /primemeridian/3380.html

	International Encyclopedia of Military History
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	Russo-Turkish Wars
		The Russo-Turkish Wars were the result of Russian attempts to find an outlet on the Black Sea and—in later stages—to conquer the Caucasus, dominate the Balkan Peninsula, gain control of the Dardanelles and Bosporus straits, and retain access to world trade routes.
		On Russian instigation, Serbia and Montenegro joined the rebels in their war on the Ottoman Empire; after securing Austrian neutrality, Russia openly entered the war (1877).
		A new Russo-Turkish War broke out in 1787, and in 1788 Joseph II entered the war as Catherine's ally.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/history/A0842746.html

	Russian Central State Military Historical Archive (Moscow): a brief review of the fonds by Vladimir Chernyshev of Murom, Russia
		Participated in Seven-year war and Russian-Turkish war (1768-1774).
		Russian Central State Military Historical Archive (Moscow): a brief review of the fonds by Vladimir Chernyshev of Murom, Russia
		wars up to Peter I (1552-1656), 4 documents
	feefhs.org /ru/murom/csmha-1.html

	SAC 1855-1903
		Second Slav Congress a critical moment in the shift of Panslavism from cultural doctrine toward Russian imperialist ideology.
		As a result, Russian, Bulgarian and Serbian gains from war with Turkey were nullified.
		The ground was laid for the vicious Balkan wars of 1912-1913 and the subsequent outbreak of WW1
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~kimball/sac.1855.1903.htm

	Pyotr Ivanovich, Prince Bagration -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
		During the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–92, he participated in the siege of Ochakov, a fortress near the mouth of the Knepr River, and he helped suppress the Polish uprising (1794) after the second partition of Poland (1793).
		He was then transferred to the south (1809) and placed in command of a force fighting the Turks in Bulgaria (Russo-Turkish War of 1806–12).
		Russian general who distinguished himself during the Napoleonic Wars.
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9011760 (792 words)

	Attack along the Danube: The Russo-Turkish War of 1810
		Bulgaria remained Turkish, the decisive gain of Rustchuk was only partially exploited, the Russians gave up their Balkan conquests in the May of 1812 in order to concentrate on meeting the threat of Napoleonic invasion of Russia.
		The Turkish commander also relied on relief from Turkish forces then gathering in western Bulgaria under the Governor of Sofia, Kuchanz Ali, and felt that his troops were well prepared to withstand a siege.
		1806: Russian armies under Michelson invade Moldavia and Wallachia cross the Danube and defeat Turks at Bazardjik.
	www.napoleonseries.com /articles/wars/russturk.cfm (792 words)

	Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Russo-Turkish War of 1768-1774 was a decisive conflict that brought Southern Ukraine, Northern Caucasus, and Crimea within the orbit of the Russian Empire.
		This war was but a small part of the continuous process of expansion of the Russian Empire towards the South and the East during the 18th and 19th century.
		The war followed the internal tensions within Poland where there was the strife between the nobility and the king Stanilaus Augustus Poniatowski, former favorite of the Russian Empress Catherine II.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Russo-Turkish_War%2C_1768-74 (370 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Battle of Shipka Pass IV
		Battle of Shipka Pass IV The Battle of Shipka Pass from January 5-9 was the finaly battle for Shipka Pas and a crushing Russian victory during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878.
		On January 9, Mirski suffered a Turkish counterattack but Skobelev was able to move forward in support and defeat the Turks.
		In December, 1877 the fortress of Pleven surrendered to the Russian Army now freeing up a significant amount of Russian reinforcements.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Battle_of_Shipka_Pass_IV (253 words)

	Orlov Revolt - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		The Orlov Revolt (1770) was a precursor to the Greek War of Independence (1821), which saw a Greek uprising in the Peloponnese at the instigation of Count Orlov, commander of the Russian Naval Forces of the Russo-Turkish War.
		In 1769, during the Russo-Turkish War, a fleet of 14 warships commanded by count Aleksey Grigoryevich Orlov sailed from the Baltic Sea for the Mediterranean.
		From the Russian point of view, Count Orlov's mission was a success, damaging the Turkish Fleet, directing Turkish troops south, and contributing to the victory that led to the signing of the Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Orlov_Revolt (338 words)

	EW: Cossacks - Historical Events
		What was known by contemporaries as the "second" Russo-Turkish war started due to the Turks' dissatisfaction with Russian gains, which were the result of the "first" Russo-Turkish war of 1768 - 1774.
		The Russian troops were under the command of A. Suvorov, who managed to effectively organize the defence of the fortress and, having repulsed the Turkish attacks, turned their army to flight.
		The war ended on December 22nd, 1791, in the Yassen truce, through which the Turks recognized the Russian achievements.
	www.cossacks.de /english/encyclopedia/he_b7.htm (338 words)

	Ron's Dissertation Page
		If you can't wait to get your hands on the book, you can have a taste in my article "Behind the Balkan Wars: Russian policy towards Bulgaria and the Turkish Straits, 1912-1913" in the January 2000 issue of The Russian Review.
		Sergei D. Sazonov, the Turkish Straits and Russian Foreign Policy, 1910-1916," was completed and defended in the summer of 2000.
		War deferred: Diplomats predominant during Turkish neutrality, July 1914-October 1914
	www.wfu.edu /~bobroffr/manuscript.html (347 words)

	Silistra -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		military officer whose Balkan campaigns determined the Russian victory in the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–29.
		(Knyaz) Russian military officer and statesman who played a major role in the Crimean War (1853–56) and served as the Russian viceroy in Poland (1856–61).
		The Turks gained possession of the town in the early 15th century, and it became a trade centre and a major Turkish fortress.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9067771 (347 words)

	Eastern Question on Encyclopedia.com
		The Russo-Turkish War of 1828-29, connected with the Greek war, ended successfully for Russia (see Adrianople, Treaty of), but the subsequent Russian assistance to Turkey against Muhammad Ali of Egypt, followed by a Russo-Turkish alliance (1833), greatly disquieted Britain and France.
		Russian Pan-Slavism in the Balkans and the almost total disappearance of European Turkey in the Balkan Wars caused Turkey to seek German and Austrian support and to join the Central Powers after the outbreak of World War I.
		The Turkish threat to Europe was checked by the Hapsburgs in the 16th cent., but the Ottoman Turks still controlled the Balkan Peninsula.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/E/EasternQ1.asp (1082 words)

	Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The war broke out after the Sultan, incensed by the Russian participation in the Battle of Navarino, closed the Dardanelles for Russian ships and revoked the Convention of Akkerman (1826).
		The Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829 was sparked by the Greeks' struggle for independence.
		In June 1828, the main Russian forces, led by Emperor Nicholas I, crossed the Danube and advanced into Dobruja.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Russo-Turkish_War,_1828-29 (523 words)

	History of Jihad against the Russians (1444-1918)
		After having captured the region of Podolia in the course of the Polish-Turkish War of 1672-1676, the Ottomans tested the Russian preparedness by attacking Ukraine and bringing under its rule that part of Ukraine that lay on the right-bank of the Dnieper river.
		Russo-Turkish War, 1806-1812 was one of the crucial wars fought between Imperial Russia representing orthodox Christianity and the Ottoman Empire that stood for the Jihadi assault on Russia and on Europe in general in the 15th to the 18th centuries.
		This war saw Russian armies inflict a string of defeat on the Turks, softening them for the assaults to follow in the next hundred and fifty years that was to finally drive the Turks from Europe and place Turkey at the mercy of Russia and other Christian powers of Europe.
	www.historyofjihad.org /russia.html (5499 words)

	History of Jihad against the Russians (1444-1918)
		After having captured the region of Podolia in the course of the Polish-Turkish War of 1672-1676, the Ottomans tested the Russian preparedness by attacking Ukraine and bringing under its rule that part of Ukraine that lay on the right-bank of the Dnieper river.
		Russo-Turkish War, 1806-1812 was one of the crucial wars fought between Imperial Russia representing orthodox Christianity and the Ottoman Empire that stood for the Jihadi assault on Russia and on Europe in general in the 15th to the 18th centuries.
		This war saw Russian armies inflict a string of defeat on the Turks, softening them for the assaults to follow in the next hundred and fifty years that was to finally drive the Turks from Europe and place Turkey at the mercy of Russia and other Christian powers of Europe.
	www.historyofjihad.org /russia.html (5499 words)

	History Channel Search Results
		In the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–74, Russia acquired territory in the Crimea, and the Tatar Crimea region was annexed to the Russian Empire in 1783.
		After the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78, Alexander obtained major concessions from Turkey, but these were largely negated by a conference of the European powers at Berlin, fearful of Russian domination of the Dardanelles.
		The Russo-Swedish War of 1808–9 ended with Russian acquisition of the Åland Islands and all of Finland.
	www.historychannel.com /encyclopedia/article.jsp?link=FWNE.fw..ru085600.a (6889 words)

	Russo-Turkish Wars (1700-1900) - MavicaNET
		The Russo-Turkish Wars were the result of Russian attempts to find an outlet on the Black Sea andin later stagesto conquer the Caucasus, dominate the Balkan Peninsula, gain control of the Dardanelles and Bosporus straits, and retain access to world trade routes.
		The Russo-Turkish Wars were the result of Russian attempts to find an outlet on the Black Sea and—in later stages—to conquer the Caucasus, dominate the Balkan Peninsula, gain control of the Dardanelles and Bosporus straits, and retain access to world trade routes.
		The war between the Russians and the Crimea Tatars was a chronic condition.
	www.mavicanet.com /directory/gle/25641.html (736 words)

	Osman Nuri Pasa -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		(July 20–Dec. 10, 1877), in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78, the Russian siege of the Turkish-held Bulgarian town of Pleven (Russian: Plevna).
		Ottoman pasa and musir (field marshal) who became a national hero for his determined resistance at Plevna (modern Pleven, Bulg.) during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78.
		The Turkish family of Osman eventually gained a foothold in Anatolia, the peninsula of land that today constitutes the Asian portion of Turkey and was at one time called Asia Minor.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9057554 (806 words)

	Battle of Shipka Pass IV
		The Battle of Shipka Pass from January 5-9 was the final battle for Shipka Pass and a crushing Russian victory during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878.
		On January 9, Mirskii suffered a Turkish counterattack, but Skobelev was able to move forward in support and defeat the Turks.
		In December, 1877 the fortress of Pleven surrendered to the Russian Army, freeing up a significant amount of Russian reinforcements.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Battle_of_Shipka_Pass_IV.htm (258 words)

	Shipka Pass 1877
		However, as the Russian army was facing effective Turkish resistance on the Lom and later at Plevna the main force did not arrive as planned.
		Turkish troops were moving around the Russian positions cutting them off.
		The Russo Turkish War of 1877-78 began on
	members.aol.com /balkandave/shipka.htm (1466 words)

	CAUCASIAN BOUNDARIES: DOCUMENTS AND MAPS 1802-1946 maps
		13 A sketch map of the Russo Turkish Frontier in Asia based upon the Russian staff map shewing the boundaries according to the stipulations of the Preliminary Treaty of San Stefano and the Treaty of Berlin.
		16 Map to show territory which was Turkish prior to War 1914-1918 which it is proposed to include within Northern, Western and Southern Boundaries of Armenia.
		From: Atlas illustrating Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829, Paris, 1840.
	www.archiveeditions.co.uk /Mapcopy/CaucBnds.htm (460 words)

	Kucuk Kaynarca, Treaty of -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
		(July 10 [July 21, New Style], 1774), pact signed at the conclusion of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–74 at Küçük Kaynarca, in Bulgaria, ending undisputed Ottoman control of the Black Sea and providing a diplomatic basis for future Russian intervention in internal affairs of the Ottoman Empire.
		(Jan. 9, 1792), pact signed at Jassy in Moldavia (modern Iasi, Romania), at the conclusion of the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–92; it confirmed Russian dominance in the Black Sea.
		Pact signed after the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–74, in Küçük Kaynarca (now Kaynardzha), Bulg., ending undisputed Ottoman control of the Black Sea.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9369477 (784 words)

	Russo-Turkish Wars (1700-1900) - MavicaNET
		The Russo-Turkish Wars were the result of Russian attempts to find an outlet on the Black Sea andin later stagesto conquer the Caucasus, dominate the Balkan Peninsula, gain control of the Dardanelles and Bosporus straits, and retain access to world trade routes.
		The Russo-Turkish Wars were the result of Russian attempts to find an outlet on the Black Sea and—in later stages—to conquer the Caucasus, dominate the Balkan Peninsula, gain control of the Dardanelles and Bosporus straits, and retain access to world trade routes.
		The Russo-Turkish Wars were the result of Russian attempts to find an outlet on the Black Sea and—in later stages—to conquer the Caucasus, dominate the Balkan Peninsula, gain control of the Dardanelles and Bosporus straits, and retain access to world trade routes.
	www.mavicanet.com /directory/gle/25641.html (608 words)

	Siege of Zara -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
		(July 20–Dec. 10, 1877), in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78, the Russian siege of the Turkish-held Bulgarian town of Pleven (Russian: Plevna).
		Four battles were fought, three being repulses of Russian attacks and the fourth being a defeat of the Turks in their attempt to escape.
		Members of the armed forces who are captured and confined during war are called prisoners of war, or POWs.
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9383275?tocId=9383275 (748 words)

	Russo-Turkish Wars (1700-1900) - MavicaNET
		The Russo-Turkish Wars were the result of Russian attempts to find an outlet on the Black Sea andin later stagesto conquer the Caucasus, dominate the Balkan Peninsula, gain control of the Dardanelles and Bosporus straits, and retain access to world trade routes.
		The Russo-Turkish Wars were the result of Russian attempts to find an outlet on the Black Sea and—in later stages—to conquer the Caucasus, dominate the Balkan Peninsula, gain control of the Dardanelles and Bosporus straits, and retain access to world trade routes.
		The war between the Russians and the Crimea Tatars was a chronic condition.
	www.mavicanet.com /directory/gle/25641.html (736 words)

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