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    Count Iosif Vladimirovich Romeyko-Gurko (Russian: Граф Ио́сиф Влади́мирович Роме́йко-Гурко́, romanized: Iósif Vladímirovič Roméjko-Gurkó; 28 July [O.S...
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  • Gurko is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Iosif Gurko (1828–1901), Russian field marshal Leo Gurko (1914–2008), Polish-American author...
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    main Russian army, Iosif Gurko led a detachment of 11,000 men to capture the vital Balkan Mountain passes. In just over two weeks, Gurko had captured three...
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    (Bulgarian: Битката при София) was the culmination of Russian General Iosif Gurko's Western Squad for the defeat of the Orhaniye army in the Russo-Turkish...
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    exile following the October Revolution of 1917. Gurko was the son of Iosif Gurko and brother of Vladimir Gurko. He graduated from the Page Corps, an elite...
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    In 1877, Russian general Iosif Gurko liberated Veliko Tarnovo, ending the 480-year rule of the Ottoman Empire....
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    Suvorov-Rymnikskiy 16 November 1861 – 16 May 1866 War General Governor Iosif Gurko April 1879 – February 1880 Pyotr Gresser February 1880 – 1892 Viktor...
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    activity of the committee. During the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), Iosif Gurko wrestled the Ottomans out of the city and during the same period, Ovanes...
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  • the Russian Guard" from its left flank, under the command of General Iosif Gurko, and another one, said to be 22,000 men strong before Kamarli. 2,400–4...
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    tactical errors committed by Süleyman Pasha's Russian counterpart, General Iosif Gurko and his command staff, which make them largely complicit in what occurred...
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    member of the Russian Assembly. He was the son of Iosif Gurko. His brother was general Vasily Gurko. He graduated from Moscow University, and worked in...
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    Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich Mikhail Loris-Melikov Mikhail Skobelev Iosif Gurko Ivan Lazarev Carol I of Romania Alexander of Battenberg Prince Nikola...
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    (see Battle of Sofia) from Ottoman rule by Russian forces under Gen. Iosif Gurko on 4 January 1878. It was proposed as a capital by Marin Drinov and was...
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    Daniil Granin Aleksey Greig Guangxu Emperor Samuel Greig Ivan Gudovich Iosif Gurko Gustaf V Gustaf VI Adolf Gustav IV Adolf Gustav III Gustav, Prince of...
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    Mikhail Skobelev (Great Assault) Eduard Totleben (Breakout attempt) Iosif Gurko (Breakout attempt) King Carol I of Romania (Great Assault) Mihail Cerchez...
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    Russo-Turkish War took place during the Battle of Stara Zagora in July 1877, when Gurko's forces had to retreat back to the Shipka pass. In the aftermath of the...
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    Belligerents  Russian Empire  Ottoman Empire Commanders and leaders Iosif Gurko Ahmed Hifzi Pasha Strength 20 battalions 18,000 or up to 22,000 56 guns...
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    (1787–1792), conquered Dagestan in the Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) Iosif Gurko, commander and hero of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), won the battles...
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  • January 27 – Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (b. 1813) January 28 – Iosif Gurko, Russian field marshal (b. 1828) February 7 – Ana Betancourt, Cuban national...
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  • 23 – Sir Jonathan Hutchinson, English physician (d. 1913) July 28 – Iosif Gurko, Russian field marshal (d. 1901) July 31 – Ignacio de Veintemilla, 11th...
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  • In 1877, Russian general Iosif Gurko liberated Veliko Tarnovo, ending the 480-year rule of the Ottoman Empire....
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  • Russian-born American pianist, conductor and composer Ossip Gurko, also known as Iosif Gurko, (1828–1901), Russian field marshal prominent during the Russo-Turkish...
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  • Bulgaria, notably Burgas on the Black Sea. The town is named after General Iosif Gurko, one of Russian commanders in Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). As of December...
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    sculptor; in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi (d. 1989) Died: Field Marshal Iosif Gurko, 72, Russian army officer, commander of the invading forces during the...
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    Güldenstubbe Grigory Golitsyn Vladimir Gorbatovsky Oskar Gripenberg Iosif Gurko Gustaf V Gustaf VI Adolf Ferenc Gyulay Haakon VII of Norway Lodewijk...
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    Franz Joseph I of Austria Frederick III, German Emperor Jevrem Grujić Iosif Gurko Wilhelm von Hahnke Paul von Hatzfeldt David Edward Hughes Sima Igumanov...
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  • Many Orthodox churches were constructed in Poland under the governor Iosif Gurko. Their presence intended to manifest Russian rule and underline "Russianness"...
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  • political figure Gotse Delchev – revolutionary Gotse Delchev Gurkovo – Iosif Gurko, one of Russian commanders in Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) Hadzhidimovo...
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    Marijampolė. Šliūpas was the only one who dared to sign it and bring it to Iosif Gurko, the Governor-General of Warsaw. The memorandum listed all the ways that...
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  • widely discussed case was the trial of Maria Gurko, the wife of Russian governor-general of Poland Iosif Gurko. She was well-known to Warsaw's shopkeepers...
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