Atlas of Battles

commander, 5 engagements

Battles of Osman Nuri Pasha

Battles of Osman Nuri Pasha

Ottoman general (1832–1900)

Osman Nuri Pasha is recorded as a commander at 5 placed engagements in the atlas between 1855 and 1877: 4 battles and 1 siege across 3 present-day countries, most in Bulgaria (3), Russia (1), Montenegro (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,952 km apart end to end, 488 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Tenth Russo-Turkish War (3), Crimean War (1).

Battle of the ChernayaBattle of Vučji DoBattle of NikopolSiege of PlevnaBattle of SofiaBattle of the ChernayaBattle of Vučji DoBattle of NikopolSiege of PlevnaBattle of SofiaAnkaraBucharestBudapestBelgradeTiranaThessalonikiSarajevoChișinăuBursaOdessa500 km43.582N, 26.129E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1855: 1 engagements1876: 1 engagements1877: 3 engagements3 in 187718551877
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of the Chernaya, 1855Battle of Vučji Do, 1876Battle of Nikopol, 1877Siege of Plevna, 1877Battle of Sofia, 187718551877
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
16 August 1855Battle of the ChernayaChorna River, RussiaAllied victory
18 July 1876Battle of Vučji DoVučji Do, Montenegro1,251 km WMontenegrin-Herzegovinian victory
16 July 1877Battle of NikopolNikopol, Bulgaria530 km ERussian victory
20 July 1877Siege of PlevnaPleven, Bulgaria39 km SWRussian coalition victoryOttoman victory – 1st Rus....
1877Battle of SofiaSofia, Bulgaria132 km SWRussian 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, Abdullah Freres, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.