<a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Turkish_War_(1877–78)" id="mwcw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Russo-Turkish War (1877–78)">Russo-Turkish War</a>: The Russian Army <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Plevna" id="mwdA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Siege of Plevna">captures Plevna</a> after a 5-month siege. The garrison of 25,000 surviving <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" id="mwdQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ottoman Empire">Turks</a> surrenders. The Russian victory is decisive for the outcome of the war and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_of_Bulgaria" id="mwdg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Liberation of Bulgaria">Liberation of Bulgaria</a>.