4 October 1853Declaration of WarOmar Pasha
Turkey declares war on Russia and crosses the Danube under Omar Pasha.
Historical records for Turkey in 1853, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Turkey declares war on Russia and crosses the Danube under Omar Pasha.
Crosses the Danube and declares war on Russia.
Leads Ottoman forces after Turkey declares war on Russia.
Supports the Ottoman advance across the Danube that establishes the fortified Calafat bridgehead.
Crosses the Danube from Vidin and establishes an Ottoman bridgehead at Calafat.
Defeats the Russians in southern Romania, near the Danube.
Wins an early Ottoman success near the Danube.
Commands the larger Ottoman force defeated near Akhaltsikhe and withdraws toward Kars.
Holds the Ottoman position at Bayindir after Russian troops test his army's defensive strength.
Destruction of Turkish ships provide Great Britain and France a reason for declaring war against Russia.
The Sultan's armies attack the Russian army near the Danube, Nicholas responds by dispatching warships, which destroy a patrol squadron of Ottoman frigates and corvettes while they were anchored at the port of Sinope.
Attacked by Russia's Admiral Nakhimov, the Turkish flotilla is destroyed.
Commands Ottoman ships destroyed by Nakhimov at Sinope.
Serves among the senior Ottoman commanders during the defeat at Bashkadiklar.
Commands the Ottoman army defeated by Bebutov at Bashkadiklar near Kars.
Opens the fighting at Cetate with an attack on the Russian position in Wallachia.
Serves in the Ottoman command structure preparing forces to resist Russian occupation of the Danubian Principalities.
Commands Ottoman troops in the Danubian theatre during the first campaigns against Russia.
Resists Russian diplomatic pressure over Orthodox Christians in Ottoman territory.
Supports resistance to Russian demands that would expand Russian influence over Orthodox subjects of the Ottoman Empire.
Helps the Ottoman government assess European proposals intended to settle the dispute with Russia.
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