Battle of Katselovo

Battle of Katselovo
Part of Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Ottoman artillery fire on Russian lines at Katselovo
DateSeptember 5 [O.S. August 24] 1877
Location
Katselovo
Result Ottoman victory[1]
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ottoman Empire Mehmed Ali Pasha Russian Empire Alexander III
Strength
Total of Katselovo and Ablanovo:
29,000 soldiers, 60 cannons[2]		 Total of Katselovo and Ablanovo:
13,000 soldiers, 54 cannons[2]
Casualties and losses
Total of Katselovo and Ablanovo:
1,700 dead and wounded[2]		 Total of Katselovo and Ablanovo:
2,000 dead and wounded (including 56 officers)[2]

The Battle of Katselovo was a conflict that took place on September 5, 1877, near the village of Katselovo on the borders of the Ottoman Empire, during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), and resulted in an Ottoman victory.

Battle

The Ottoman forces were commanded by Mehmed Ali Pasha, while the Russian army was under the overall command of Alexander III. As a result of the battle, the Ottomans, after heavy fighting, pushed the Russian army back to Gorsko Ablanovo. When Mehmed Ali Pasha reached Ablanovo, he managed to drive the Russians out of the village on September 6th during the Battle of Ablanovo, repelling the counter-attack attempts of Alexey Alekseyevich Timofeev.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Bodart 1908, p. 735.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Bodart 1908, p. 574.
  3. ↑ Bodart 1908, pp. 574, 735.
  4. ↑ Grzesicki 1911, pp. 13–14.

Bibliography

  • Bodart, Gaston (1908). Militär-historisches Kriegs–Lexikon (1618–1905) [Historical Military War Dictionary (1618–1905)] (in German). Vienna: C. W. Stern.
  • Grzesicki, Wiedstruck (1911). The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 on the Balkan Peninsula (in German). Vienna: L. W. Seidel & Sohn. ISBN 9783747758342. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
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