Battle of Elena

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This page is about the Battle of Elena of 1877; for other battles, see Battle of Helena (disambiguation).

Battle of Elena
Part of Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Date June 26, 1877 Location Elena, Bulgaria Result Russian Victory.
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Unknown	Mukhtar Pasha

Russo-Turkish War, 1877–1878 Kızıl-Tepe – Simnitza – Svistov – Nikopol – 1st Shipka Pass – 2nd Shipka Pass – Lovcha – 3rd Shipka Pass – Gorni-Dubnik – Kars – Pleven – Tashkessen – 4th Shipka Pass – Plovdiv

The Battle of Elena was battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. It was fought between the Ottoman Empire and Imperial Russia in 1877. The Ottoman forces were commanded by Mukhtar Pasha. The battle resulted in a Russian victory.

[edit] References

• George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (ISBN 0-442-22336-6).