Battle of Lovcha

Battle of Lovcha
Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) and Siege of Plevna

Taking a Turkish redout during the battle of Lovcha (Cassell's Illustrated History of the Russo-Turkish War, 1885)
Date1–3 September 1877
Location
Lofça District, Tırnova Sanjak, Tuna Province, Ottoman Empire
(today Lovech, Bulgaria)
Result Russian victory
Belligerents
 Russian Empire  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Imeretinsky
Mikhail Skobelev
Vladimir Dobrovolsky[1]		 Rifat Pasha
Osman Pasha
Ali Paşa[1]
Strength
22,703 8,000
Casualties and losses
371 killed, 1,145 wounded[2][1]

2,200 killed or wounded

2,000 prisoners[2][1]
General Alexander Imeretinsky

The Battle of Lovcha, or Loftcha (today Lovech), took place during the siege of Plevna. Russian forces successfully reduced the fortress at Lovcha, which had protected Plevna's communication and supply lines. It was a part of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878.

  1. ^ a b c d Бръняков Б., Действията около град Ловеч през Освободителната война 1877 -1878 г., Печатница „ Светлина “, Ловеч, 1928 г.
  2. ^ a b An encyclopedia of battles: accounts of over 1,560 battles from 1479 B.C. to the present, David Eggenberger, 1985, page 338