battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Lovcha
Battle of Lovcha was a battle fought on 1 September 1877 at Lovech, in what is now Bulgaria. It was part of the Tenth Russo-Turkish War, which ran from 1877 to 1878. The recorded result: Russian victory. Recorded strength: 22,703 against 8,000.
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Record
| Date | 1 September 1877 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Lovech, Bulgaria 43.135N, 24.717E | |
| Part of | Tenth Russo-Turkish War (1877 to 1878) | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Result | Russian victory | |
| Belligerents | Russian Empire | Ottoman Empire |
| Commanders | Alexander Imeretinsky; Mikhail Skobelev; Vladimir Dobrovolsky | Rifat Pasha; Osman Pasha; Ali Paşa |
| Strength | 22,703 | 8,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 371 killed, 1,145 wounded | 2,200 killed or wounded; 2,000 prisoners |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Lovech 1187, 0.8 km
- Siege of Plevna 1877, 31 km
- Battle of Gorni Dubnik 1877, 42 km
- Battle of Vishovgrad 1868, 47 km
- Battle of the Utus AD 477, 53 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Plevna 20 July 1877
- After: Battle of Gorni Dubnik 24 October 1877
- All 12 engagements of Tenth Russo-Turkish War
Elsewhere in 1877
- Battle of Shiroyama Japan
- Battle of Tashkessen Bulgaria
- Siege of Kumamoto Castle Japan
- Battle of Little Muddy Creek United States
- Battle of Wolf Mountain United States
Battle of Lovcha is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 78 in present-day Bulgaria.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3394015, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lovcha, revision 1382332814, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.