First Battle of Plevna

First Attack of Plevna
Part of Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) and Siege of Plevna
First attack of Plevna, July 20, 1877, by the author L.G. Beskrovny
Date July 19–20, 1877 Location Plevna, Ottoman Empire (nowadays Pleven, Bulgaria) Result Ottoman victory (see Aftermath)
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Russian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Osman Pasha	Lt. Gen. Yuri Schilder-Schuldner Maj. Gen. Knorring † Rgt. Col. Rosenbaum †
Units involved
Unknown	5th division of the IX. corps[1]
Strength
8,000[1] or 13,000	7,500 infantry[2]
Casualties and losses
12[2]–2,000 Turks killed[1] 30 wounded[2] (See Casualties...)	3,000+ deaths:[3] 74 officers killed[2] 2,771 men killed[2] (See Casualties...)

The first battle of Plevna (or "defence of Plevna", a made-up title by the author Frederick William von Herbert^[4]) was the first assault that happened during the siege of Plevna in July 1877. On July 18th, 1877, 1,500 Russian cavalries were reconnoitering around the town of Plevna in Ottoman Empire. They, the Russian cavalries, did clashed when the Turkish skirmishes were small, and the Russians think that the town itself was minorly defended. They report this to the lieutenant general Schilder-Schuldner. He sends his whole infantry estimated 7,500 to occupy the town of Plevna, which take place on July 20th 1877.^[2]