The Battle of Plovdiv, or Battle of Philippopolis, was one of the final battles of the 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish War.
Following the crushing Russian victory at the last battle of Shipka Pass, Russian commander Gen. Joseph Vladimirovich Gourko began... Wikipedia
Date: January 17, 1878
Location: Plovdiv, Ottoman Empire, and Adrianople vilayet