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War across the Balkans Deepens Russian Turkish Clash
Bulgeria reports a Plevna engagement where Osman Pasha repulsed a Russian assault with heavy losses to the attackers. The scene shifts to Roumelia and Rustchuk where Russian forces press toward Silistria and Philippopolis, while Turkish defenses and leadership in Constantinople face turmoil and reorganization amid mounting Balkan pressures.
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Balkans
Bulgaria
Osman Pasha
Viddin
Nicopolis
Plevna
Porte
Widdin
Sophia
Tirnova
Nicholas
Danube
Roumania
Rustchuk
Rasgrad
Varna
Pyrgos
Parapan
Czarewitsh
Vienna
Bucharest
Slobozia
Tchernavoda
Kalarash
Zimmermann
Silistria
Dobrudecha
Shumla
Shipka Pas
Adrianople
Philippopolis
Kesanlik
Yeni Sagra
Philippopulia
Eski Sagra
Vilayet
The
Times
Tirnovo
Corps D'armée
Epirus
Thessaly
Macedonia
Thrace
Constantinople
Suleiman Pasha
Montenegro
Abdul Kerim
Redif Pasha
Mehemet Ali Pasha
Mehemed Ali
Roumelia
Military Council
Safvet Pasha
Aarifi Pasha
Mahammed Damat
Daily News
Galata
Pera
Stamboul