Battle of Sofia

Battle of Sofia
Part of Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878)

The Monument to the Tsar Liberator in Sofia
Date31 December 1877 – 4 January 1878
Location
Result Russian victory
Territorial
changes
Liberation of Sofia from Turkish rule
Belligerents
 Russian Empire  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Lt Gen Iosif Gurko
Lt Gen Nikolay Velyaminov
Major General Otton Rauch
Osman Nuri Pasha
Units involved
Gurko's Western Squad Orhaniye Army
Strength
23,000 21,000
Casualties and losses
400 killed
579 wounded
980 killed
430 wounded

The Battle of Sofia (Bulgarian: Битката при София) was the culmination of Russian General Iosif Gurko's Western Squad for the defeat of the Orhaniye army in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). It led to the Liberation of Sofia from Turkish rule.

Gen. Iosif Gurko