Russo turkish war Flashcards
bosnia and herzegovonia rebell agianst ottomans
1874
bulgaria joins
1876
serbs loosing, russia threatens ivasion, 6 week truce
Autum 1876
Russia declare war on ottomans
April 24th 1877,
The Treaty of Stan Stefano
march 3rd 1878
-ottomans have to make territorial concessions
eg) Romania / Serbia own state
Russia gain influence over warm water ports
The congress of Berlin
13 June – 13 July 1878
-austria and britan have more terretorial rights
-britan takes administartion of cyprus
Many see concessions as loss russian status
Underlying cause of alex 11s assasination
Military Losses
100000 russians killed
Army
The Russian army consisted of about 300,000 soldiers, and its success in the war was largely due to its strategic superiority, despite the high casualties
ottoman losses
up to 300000