Military Wiki
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)
DateJune 26, 1877
LocationElena, Bulgaria 42°56′0″N 25°53′0″E / 42.933333°N 25.883333°E / 42.933333; 25.883333
Result Ottoman Victory.
Belligerents
Romanov Flag Russian Empire Flag of Turkey Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Deli Fuat Pasha
Casualties and losses
1650 killed and wounded[1] 2000 killed and wounded[2]


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. The Russo-Turkish War, Henry M. Hozier, page 763, 2001
  2. The Russo-Turkish War, Henry M. Hozier, page 763, 2001
All or a portion of this article consists of text from Wikipedia, and is therefore Creative Commons Licensed under GFDL.
The original article can be found at Battle of Elena and the edit history here.