Atlas of Battles

commander, 7 engagements

Battles of Iosif Gurko

Battles of Iosif Gurko

Russian general (1828-1901)

Iosif Gurko is recorded as a commander at 7 placed engagements in the atlas between 1877 and 1878: 6 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day Bulgaria. Taken in date order, the sites lie 573 km apart end to end, 96 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Tenth Russo-Turkish War (6), Ottoman Wars in Europe (1).

Battle at Stara ZagoraBattle of SofiaBattle of Shipka PassSiege of PlevnaBattle of Gorni DubnikBattle of TashkessenBattle of PhilippopolisBattle of Shipka PassSiege of PlevnaBattle of Gorni DubnikBattle of TashkessenBattle of PhilippopolisSofiaSkopjeBurgasNišRuseStara ZagoraEdirneKhaskovoTurnovoKyustendil200 km42.704N, 24.478E
7 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1877: 6 engagements6 in 18771878: 1 engagements18771878
7 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Shipka Pass, 1877Siege of Plevna, 1877Battle at Stara Zagora, 1877Battle of Gorni Dubnik, 1877Battle of Tashkessen, 1877Battle of Sofia, 1877Battle of Philippopolis, 187818771878
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
17 July 1877Battle of Shipka PassShipka Pass, BulgariaRusso-Bulgarian victory
20 July 1877Siege of PlevnaPleven, Bulgaria91 km NWRussian coalition victoryOttoman victory – 1st Rus....
1877Battle at Stara ZagoraStara Zagora, Bulgaria137 km SEOttoman victory
24 October 1877Battle of Gorni DubnikDanube Vilayet, Bulgaria146 km NWRussian victory
31 December 1877Battle of TashkessenBulgaria66 km SWRussian victory
1877Battle of SofiaSofia, Bulgaria37 km WRussian victory
17 January 1878Battle of PhilippopolisAdrianople vilayet, Bulgaria96 km SERussian victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.