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Battle of Sofia | |||||||||
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Part of Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) | |||||||||
![]() The Monument to the Tsar Liberator in Sofia | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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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.