Russia · Warfare / Russia-Turkey War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The contingent of 35,000 Russians move across the mountains, circumventing the besieged Shumla on their way straight to Constantinople. Diebitsch startles the Turks by launching a Transbalkan offensive, the first in the Russian history since the 10th-century campaigns of Svyatoslav I
The Turkish reinforcement is routed near Sliven
Diebitsch advances within 68 kilometers of Constantinople, causing panic on the streets of the capital
Diebitsch advances within 68 kilometers of Constantinople, causing panic on the streets of the capital
The Sultan has no other choice but to sue for peace, which was concluded in Edirne
The Sultan has no other choice but to sue for peace, which was concluded in Edirne
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