DESPERATE FIGHTING.
THE RUSSIANS SURROUNDED. GABROVA STORMED. Bombay, August 27, 11.38 a.m. The Russian official despatch states that there has been continuous fighting m the Shipka Pass until the morning of the 25th inst. A despatch from Sulieman Pasha, dated the 23rd instant, states that all the Russian sorties |had been re pulsed, and that a general assault was to be made on the morrow. The Russians are now completely surrounded, and the Turks command the line of tetreat by Gabrova: A despatch from Stamboul, dated the 26th instant, states {that Sulieman Pasha has captured the Shipka Pass, and has attacked Gabrova. DEFEAT AND RETREAT OF THE RUSSIANS.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT18770830.2.8.1
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 812, 30 August 1877, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
108DESPERATE FIGHTING. Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 812, 30 August 1877, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in