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‘The Russo-Turkish War. 1877. Operations in Europe.’ [23v] (46/66)
The record is made up of 1 item (33 folios). It was created in 1877. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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46
May 1877.
2nd Brigade ; head-quarters, Minsk.
119th (Kolomna) Regiment.
120th (Sierponkhow) Regiment.
Artillery Brigade.—30th of Field Batteries; Colonel Sivnozine.
4th Cavalry Division.—Lieut.-General Krylow; Chief of the Staff, Colonel
de Launitz ; head-quarters, Bielostok; consisting of
1st Brigade ; head-quarters, Bielostok.
4th (Ekaterinoslaw) Dragoons.
4th (Grand Duchess Alexandra Petrevna’s Kharkov) Lancers.
2nd Brigade ; head-quarters, Niesvije.
4th (Landgrave Frederick of Hesse’s Marionopol) Hussars.
4th Regiment of Don Cossacks.
Horse Artillery; 7th and 8th Batteries.
13th Army-Corps.
Lieut.-General Hahn; Chief of the Staff, Colonel Iljatcheivitch ; original
head-quarters, Jitomir ; composed of the following details:—
1st Infantry Division.—Major-General R. Prokharow ; Chief of the Staff,
Colonel Lesly ; head-quarters, Loutzk ; consisting of:—
1st Brigade ; head-quarters, Kovel.
1st (King of the Greeks, Neva) Regiment.
2nd (Sofia) Regiment.
2nd Brigade ; head-quarters, Kiev.
71st (Bielevski) Regiment.
72nd (Toula) Regiment.
Artillery Brigade; 1st of Field Batteries ; General Simanovv.
35th Infantry Division.—Major-General Baranow; Chief of the Staff,
Colonel Ogon Doganowski; head-quarters, Jitomir; consisting of:—
1st Brigade ; head-quarters, Berdytchew.
137th (Grand Duke Alexander Vladimirovitch Niejine) Regi
ment.
138th (Yolkhow) Regiment.
2nd Brigade ; head-quarters, Jitomir.
139th (Morchausk) Regiment.
140th (Zaraisk) Regiment.
Artillery Brigade; 35th of Field Batteries ; Colonel Michel.
13th Cavalry Division.—Major-General von Raden; Chief of the Staff,
Colonel de Gayer ; head-quarters, Zamost; consisting of:—
1st Brigade ; head-quarters, Zamost.
13th (“ Dragons de TOrdre Militaire”) Dragoons.
13th (Grand Duke Michael Nicolaevitch, Vladimir) Lancers.
2nd Brigade ; head-quarters, Yanow.
13th (Grand Duke Constantine Nicolaevitch, Narra) Hussars
13th Regiment of Don Cossacks.
Horse Artillery; 20th Battery, and 6th Don Cossack Battery.
lith Army-Corps.
Lieut.-General Zimmerman ; Chief of the Staff, Major-General Sanowski;
original head-quarters, Kiev ; composed of the following details :
17th Infantry Division.—Major-General Porokhovinkow; Chief of the
Staff, Colonel Dennet; head-quarters, Kamenetz-Podolski; consisting of:
1st Brigade; head-quarters, Pronskowrow.
65th (Grand Duke Nicolas Alexandrovitch, Moscow) Regiment
66th (Boutyrki) Regiment
2nd Brigade ; head-quarters, Kamenetz-Podolski.
67th Grand Duke of Oldenburg’s Tarantino) Regiment.
68th (The Emperor’s Borodino, “leib”*) Regiment.
Artillery Brigade ; 17th of Field Batteries ; General Fride.
* Body guard.
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Confidential report detailing operations in Europe that took place during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877/78, written by Major R J Maxwell, of Section D, Intelligence Branch, Quarter Master General’s Department. The report, which covers the period November 1876 to May 1877, is organised under the following chapter headings:
- Narrative
- Mobilisation of the Russian Army
- Details of the Russian Army
- The movements of troops, stores, war materials
- Railways, roads, bridges, etc.
- Events in Roumania [Romania], Servia [Serbia], etc.
- The Turkish Army
- Turkish fortresses, stores, guns, etc.
- Miscellaneous
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- 1 item (33 folios)
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The report is arranged chronologically into a number of sections: preliminary; January to March 1877 inclusive; April 1877; 1 May to 5 May 1877; 7 May to 12 May 1877; 13 May to 19 May 1877; 20 May to 26 May 1877. Each section contains an identical series of chapter headings.
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