✦ History

Part of Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Battle of Svistov

June 26–27, 1877 · Battle of Svistov

Result Russian victory

Dragomirov's Russian division crossed the Danube by night and took Svishtov.

On the map Contemporaries

Ottoman Empire

Russia and allies

Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
Mikhail Dragomirov military commander Mikhail Skobelev military commander

Strength and losses

Casualties
641
Guns
6
Strength
15,000
Guns
64

Units

Dragomirov's 14th Infantry Division (1877)