DANUBE CROSSING OF RUSSIAN TROOPS IN 1877

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DANUBE CROSSING OF RUSSIAN TROOPS IN 1877

Post by aukepalmhof » Sun Mar 08, 2020 7:52 pm

This stamp issued in 1953 shows us the crossing of Russian troops across the Danube at Svishtov in 1877.

The stamp issued in 1968 shows the same crossing, but this stamp is designed after a painting made by Orenburgsky:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_D ... renburgsky
This shows us the crossing of the Russian army over the Danube at Zimnicea/Svishtov 15 June 1877.

The Battle of Svistov was a battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. It was fought between the Ottoman Empire and Imperial Russia on 26 June 1877. It occurred when Russian general Mikhail Ivanovich Dragomirov crossed the Danube River in a fleet of small boats and attacked the Turkish fortress. The next day, Mikhail Skobelev attacked, forcing the Turkish garrison to surrender. As a result, the Russian military became ready to attack Nikopol.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Svistov
Bulgaria 1953 6s sg 892, scott?, 1968 1s sg1772, scott?
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Russian troops crossing Danube at Svistov..jpg
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