73.3 Russo-Turkish War 1877-78

A History of Europe, Key Battles

Carl Rylett

History

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🗓️ 16 December 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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In April 1877, two Russian armies invaded the Ottoman empire. The focus of the war became the siege of Plevna in Bulgaria. The strong resistance there gave the Turks real hope for a final victory, or at least holding off the enemy and forcing a more favourable diplomatic solution.

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1:02.3	This is the third and final part on the Russo-Turkish Wars of 1877 to 1878.
1:12.0	Firstly, I'd like to give a big shout out to the patrons of this show
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1:47.0	Thank you so much. The The Last week I described the buildup to to the Russo-Turkish War of 1877 to 78.
2:26.4	Reports of atrocities committed by Turks against a popular uprising in Bulgaria
2:30.5	had caused great outrage across Europe.
2:36.1	This made it politically impossible for the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Benjamin Disraeli, to defend the Turks against the Russians,
2:41.3	who seized the opportunity to invade the Ottoman Empire. The justification for Russia's attack
2:47.1	was the protection from persecution of fellow Orthodox Christians in the Balkans.
2:53.8	The Russian fleet was much weaker than that of the Turks, so a land invasion was necessary.
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