Historical Events tagged with "burago"
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Military & Warfare
Captain Aleksandr Burago Liberates Plovdiv
January 16th, 1878 147 years ago
Captain Aleksandr Burago led a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons to liberate the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, from Ottoman rule during the Russo-Turkish War. This maneuver was part of a larger campaign to support Bulgarian national liberation. The operation reflected the strategic importance of Plovdiv in establishing control over southeastern Europe.
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