Battle of Elena

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

Battle of Elena

Date	June 26, 1877
Location	Elena, Bulgaria 42°56′0″N 25°53′0″E / 42.93333°N 25.88333°E / 42.93333; 25.88333
Result	Ottoman Victory.

Belligerents

Russian Empire

Ottoman Empire

Commanders and leaders

Unknown

Deli Fuat Pasha

Casualties and losses

1650 killed and wounded^[1]

2000 killed and wounded^[1]

Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78

Kızıl Tepe Simnitza Svistov Nikopol Plevna 1st Shipka Pass 2nd Shipka Pass Lovcha 3rd Shipka Pass Gorni-Dubnik Erzurum Kars Tashkessen 4th Shipka Pass Philippopolis

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 Deli Fuat Pasha.

References

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

1 2 The Russo-Turkish War, Henry M. Hozier, page 763, 2001

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