英语词汇“Plevna”造句的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

In “Plevna: Meditations on Hatred,” receiving its New York premiere, Mr. Romagnoli also keeps the stage bare, save for a few chairs. | 'Gary the Thief' and 'Plevna: Meditations on Hatred': Howard Barker?s Poetic Plays at Atlantic Stage 2 2010-07-20T21:17:00Z

Four engines and eight firefighters from nearby Plevna also responded, he said. Fire destroys post office in town once named Joe, Montana 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z

But the farm continued, and his great grandmother moved to acreage between Plevna and STerling in 1899 - land that is still in the family. Hutchinson family’s love of earth extends to next generation 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

We risked our lives and many of our people died under Plevna, and yet if we tried to settle in Great-Russia we would be kicked out neck and crop, wouldn’t we?” The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z

The Sultan arrived in an open landau, and opposite him Osman Pasha, distinguished soldier, hero of the Battle of Plevna in the Russo-Turkish War, and Grand Marshal of the Palace. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z

Plevna is taken by the Russians and England is supposed to be dreadfully snubbed. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z

The capture of Plevna by the Russians brought about the fall of the “oecumenical” ministry, and Koumoundouros and Delyannes, who succeeded to power, ordered the invasion of Thessaly. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z

Sentries’ faces changed with the times; even the old veteran of Plevna began to realize that prisoners were human beings, and life grew bright once more. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z

But then, I knew nothing of Plevna, similarly situated, and so heroically defended by the Turks against a superior and well-equipped Russian army. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z

He was led to compare the resistance made behind extemporized defences at such places as Sevastopol, Kars and Plevna, with those at other places fortified in the most complete manner known to science. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z

The Turks, entrenched at Plevna, delayed the Russian advance; and it was only towards the close of 1877 that Plevna at last fell and Turkish resistance collapsed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z

The conduct of the Rumanians before Plevna in 1877 earned for them the respect of soldiers of all countries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of"

He had been a prisoner himself once, in Russia, for he had taken part in the famous defence of Plevna about thirty-six years before. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z

Centuries of warfare had established his reputation, and the wonderful defense of Plevna had set the seal upon it. The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources

The Balkans, whose gateways Plevna had closed, now lay open before them, but winter was at hand, winter with its frosts and snows. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality

And a pious care was taken of the places around Plevna that were memorable for a feat of Russian arms; the people down to this day speak about "The Holy Places." The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1

One British gentlemen we had with us during the siege of Plevna was a perpetual source of joy to me. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile

About the same time there came a telegram to the effect that lights were moving about with unwonted activity in Plevna, and something unusual was evidently afoot. In the Track of the Troops

The Roumanians were unable to capture the second redoubt, but they managed not only to hold their advanced position before Plevna, but to give material assistance elsewhere in turning the siege into an investment. Roumania Past and Present

The fall of Plevna set free the large Russian army that had been tied up by its siege. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality

The most interesting is that which he wrote for Captain Frederick von Herbert's The Defence of Plevna. Sir John French An Authentic Biography

We were quartered at Tashkesen shortly after our enforced retreat from Plevna. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile

Meanwhile Osman, with his brave but worn-out band, made his last sortie from Plevna. In the Track of the Troops

In the closing incidents of the investment of Plevna the Roumanians took little or no part in consequence of the position which they occupied. Roumania Past and Present

These prophetic words were inspired in the hero of Plevna by Germany's intrigues at the Berlin Congress, intricate intrigues, full of menace for the future of the East. The Schemes of the Kaiser

The great soldier who defended Plevna refused to acknowledge such a word as defeat. Sir John French An Authentic Biography

On the march to Plevna, for example, I saw two high military dignitaries chastised in the presence of their fellow-officers. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile

The Turks, evidently apprehensive that the enemy would charge and drive them back into the gorge which led to Plevna, remained on the defensive. In the Track of the Troops

There was not one among them who did not gaze on the hero of Plevna with the greatest admiration and sympathy. Roumania Past and Present

Then came the capture of Nikopolis, the repulse at Plevna, the battle of Shipka Pass, another and successful battle of Plevna, the storming of Kars, and then, the Balkans passed,—an advance upon Constantinople. A Short History of Russia

When the Russians charged on the Grivitza redoubt at Plevna they first launched one column of men that they knew would be all shot down long before they could reach it. Among the Forces

The Russian bombardments of Plevna were quite futile, and General Todleben acknowledged that it sometimes required a whole day's shell fire to kill a single Turkish soldier. With Methuen's Column on an Ambulance Train

Did not Osman Pasha admit as much, when he complained bitterly, after the fall of Plevna, that he had not been properly supported? In the Track of the Troops

The scene of the long-continued struggle is an undulating country, and Plevna, the centre of attack and defence, is in the hollow of a valley running in a northerly and southerly direction. Roumania Past and Present

At least she had never had any domestic troubles, and when he was shot at Plevna, in 1876, she shed some very genuine tears and shut herself away from the world for a long time. Doctor Claudius, A True Story

Never in the annals of warfare had the world beheld such unexpected military genius, combined with stubborn endurance, as was shown during the siege of Plevna. Looking Seaward Again

The great advantage of such works, since the introduction of the deadly breech loading rifles and machine guns, was shown at Plevna, where the Russians were almost annihilated in attempting to capture the Turkish intrenchments. Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892

It was personally led by Sanda Pasha, who, reinstated by the vacillating and contemptible powers at Constantinople, had been sent—too late—to the relief of Plevna. In the Track of the Troops

The ground adjacent to this valley was described by one of the war correspondents as consisting of great solid waves with their faces set edgeways to the valley of Plevna. Roumania Past and Present

True to his Plevna tactics of ever feeding an attack at the crisis with new troops, he hurled forward two battalions of the line and companies of dismounted Cossacks. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

What did they do when the poor Turks that were taken prisoners when Plevna fell marched into Reval? Looking Seaward Again

How would a delay like that of Plevna have affected the fortune of war, had Turkey had any reserve of national power upon which to call? The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783

Plevna had been so closely hemmed in by Russian troops, and cut off from supplies, that the garrison was reduced to starvation. In the Track of the Troops

After the unsuccessful sortie of Osman Pasha on August 31, in which the Russians recovered all the positions temporarily occupied by the enemy, there was a partial cessation of hostilities before Plevna until September 6. Roumania Past and Present

In return for the priceless services rendered by his troops at Plevna, Prince Charles and his Ministers were kept in the dark as to the terms arranged between Russia and Turkey. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

But that was how one of the heroes of Plevna made his first English ally by sea. Looking Seaward Again

"Surely not the one who was in command of the N—— cavalry division at Plevna?" The Party

The houses of Plevna, with blue lines of smoke curling above them, were faintly visible through the driving snow. In the Track of the Troops

He was on his way to St. Petersburg to receive the congratulations of his subjects, having left Plevna behind him, 'full of horrors.' Roumania Past and Present

After the indulgence of these day dreams the disillusionment caused by the events at Plevna came the more cruelly. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

But after the fall of Plevna the resistance of the Turkish army was feeble, and the Muscovites were not long in pitching their camp at San Stefano. Looking Seaward Again

On his return from Plevna to Bohemia, a dinner was given in his honour at the Holborn Restaurant. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, December 13, 1890

He had a peep-show, made out of an old cocoa box, and representing the sortie from Plevna, a permit to view being obtainable for a fragment of slate pencil. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People

After their defeats before Plevna and elsewhere, the Russians, too, began to estimate their allies at something nearer their real value. Roumania Past and Present

Osman now entrenched himself on the open downs that stretch eastwards from Plevna. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

After a glorious but terrible struggle Plevna, followed at short intervals by other strongholds, fell, the peace preliminaries were signed, and Prince Carol returned to Bucarest at the head of his victorious army. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey

The day after the fall of Plevna I rode through the deserted earthworks toward the town. Stories by American Authors, Volume 5

Their plans failed, and it was to the celebrated Skobeleff, the hero of Plevna, that the czar confided the task of subduing the valiant Turkoman tribes. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent

The Turkish positions were, roughly speaking, 'a horseshoe, with its convexity pointing east, and the town of Plevna standing about the centre of the base.' Roumania Past and Present

From that same quarter the Turks were also able to despatch forces to occupy the town of Lovtcha, between Plevna and the Shipka Pass. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

Moreover, he undoubtedly viewed with satisfaction the possibility of regaining Bessarabia, the loss of which must have been bitterly felt by the victor of Plevna. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey

In April of the year 1877 the Russian armies crossed the Danube, stormed the Shipka pass, and after the capture of Plevna, marched southward until they reached the gates of Constantinople. The Story of Mankind

Are you better or worse for having begun that Plevna battle? The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories

It looked as if Russia were up against a second Plevna or a new Gallipoli. Greenmantle

General Milutin, however, demurred to this, seeing that Osman's army was not mobile enough to press them hard; he therefore proposed to await the reinforcements in the positions around Plevna. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

The Turks, alarmed at the early victories of the Russians, brought up better generals and troops, and defeated the Russians at Plevna in July. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey

The earthworks of Plevna, vicious as they were in many characteristics, they found impregnable. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places

The siege of Plevna, in particular, had left bitter memories behind it. Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885

They broke the precedent of Plevna, which the garrisons of Adrianople and Scutari gloriously kept, by yielding rather easily. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914)

His insight and skill had warded off a deadly flank attack on Schahofski's shattered corps at Plevna on July 30, and his prowess had contributed largely to the capture of Lovtcha on September 3. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

After a few successful encounters, however, the Tsar's soldiers met with serious defeats before Plevna, and persistent appeals were now urged for the participation of the Rumanian army in the military operations. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey

Osman Pasha at Plevna gave them pause until the 10th of December, at which date they were not so far into Bulgaria as they had been five months previously. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places

Some would want to hear about the Franco-Prussian war, and others of the Fall of Plevna or Don Carlos or Garibaldi, or of the Confederate generals with whom Laguerre had fought in Egypt. Captain Macklin

Deploying to the left our light horse swept across the heights of Plevna and, uttering their warcry Bonafide Sabaoth, sabred the Saracen gunners to a man. Ulysses

The operations around Plevna are among the most instructive in modern warfare, as illustrating the immense power that quick-firing rifles confer upon the defence. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

Mahony drove to Plevna House one morning between nine and ten o'clock. Australia Felix

If Alexander was fearless alike in camp and in the field on campaign, he was certainly not less so in St. Petersburg, when he returned thither after the fall of Plevna. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places

At the head of his brave garrison the "Lion of Plevna" sallied from the city, and fought with desperate courage to break through the circle of his foes. A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the Events Culminating in the Great Conflict

An alien in his land of birth, An outcast from his brethren's earth, Albeit with theirs his blood mixed well When Plevna fell? The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems: Translations

Experience at Plevna showed that four or five times as many men were needed to attack redoubts and trenches as in the days of muzzle-loading muskets. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

The abrupt stoppage of Richard's visits to Plevna House staggered Mary. Australia Felix

"This is a trick I learned from the Russians after Plevna; they had my little finger, so I deserved something in exchange." Villa Rubein, and other stories

In spite of the successful experiment of Torres Vedras and the warning of Plevna the offensive remained dominant throughout the nineteenth century. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war

Plevna was to their right flank what Biela was to their left. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

Finding himself too late to save that place he then laid his plans for the seizure of Plevna. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

The Turks made no combined effort to advance towards Plevna in force; and Osman felt too little trust in the new levies that reached him from Sofia to move into the open and attack Sistova. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

From the point of view of strategy--that is, the conduct of the great operations of a campaign--Osman's defence of Plevna yields lessons of equal interest. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

Finally, the crowns of three main slopes lying to the east of Plevna bristled with defensive works. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

In the opinion of many authorities the Russians did wrong in making the whole campaign depend on Plevna. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

It is safe to say that, if Moltke had directed their operations, he would have devised some better plan than that of hammering away at the redoubts of Plevna. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

Servia having declared war against Turkey immediately after the fall of Plevna, the Turks were now hopelessly outnumbered. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

This second reverse at Plevna was a disaster of the first magnitude. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

This success having facilitated the attack on Plevna from the south, a general assault was ordered for September 11. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

Suffice it to say that Mantua and Plevna were the most effective instances, largely because those strongholds lay near the most natural and easy line of advance for the invaders. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

Other redoubts and trenches screened Plevna on the north-east and south. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

In that case they would have cleared a new line of advance to Constantinople farther to the east, and made the possession of Plevna of little worth. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

A study of the events around Plevna shows clearly what a brave but ill-trained army can do and what it cannot do under modern conditions. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

This would have involved no great risk; for the Russians occupied the inner lines of what was, roughly speaking, a triangle, resting on the Shipka Pass, the River Lom, and Plevna as its extreme points. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

单词	Plevna
例句	Plevna In “Plevna: Meditations on Hatred,” receiving its New York premiere, Mr. Romagnoli also keeps the stage bare, save for a few chairs. \| 'Gary the Thief' and 'Plevna: Meditations on Hatred': Howard Barker?s Poetic Plays at Atlantic Stage 2 2010-07-20T21:17:00Z Four engines and eight firefighters from nearby Plevna also responded, he said. Fire destroys post office in town once named Joe, Montana 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z But the farm continued, and his great grandmother moved to acreage between Plevna and STerling in 1899 - land that is still in the family. Hutchinson family’s love of earth extends to next generation 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z We risked our lives and many of our people died under Plevna, and yet if we tried to settle in Great-Russia we would be kicked out neck and crop, wouldn’t we?” The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z The Sultan arrived in an open landau, and opposite him Osman Pasha, distinguished soldier, hero of the Battle of Plevna in the Russo-Turkish War, and Grand Marshal of the Palace. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z Plevna is taken by the Russians and England is supposed to be dreadfully snubbed. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z The capture of Plevna by the Russians brought about the fall of the “oecumenical” ministry, and Koumoundouros and Delyannes, who succeeded to power, ordered the invasion of Thessaly. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Sentries’ faces changed with the times; even the old veteran of Plevna began to realize that prisoners were human beings, and life grew bright once more. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z But then, I knew nothing of Plevna, similarly situated, and so heroically defended by the Turks against a superior and well-equipped Russian army. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z He was led to compare the resistance made behind extemporized defences at such places as Sevastopol, Kars and Plevna, with those at other places fortified in the most complete manner known to science. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z The Turks, entrenched at Plevna, delayed the Russian advance; and it was only towards the close of 1877 that Plevna at last fell and Turkish resistance collapsed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z The conduct of the Rumanians before Plevna in 1877 earned for them the respect of soldiers of all countries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" He had been a prisoner himself once, in Russia, for he had taken part in the famous defence of Plevna about thirty-six years before. A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z Centuries of warfare had established his reputation, and the wonderful defense of Plevna had set the seal upon it. The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources The Balkans, whose gateways Plevna had closed, now lay open before them, but winter was at hand, winter with its frosts and snows. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality And a pious care was taken of the places around Plevna that were memorable for a feat of Russian arms; the people down to this day speak about "The Holy Places." The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 One British gentlemen we had with us during the siege of Plevna was a perpetual source of joy to me. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile About the same time there came a telegram to the effect that lights were moving about with unwonted activity in Plevna, and something unusual was evidently afoot. In the Track of the Troops The Roumanians were unable to capture the second redoubt, but they managed not only to hold their advanced position before Plevna, but to give material assistance elsewhere in turning the siege into an investment. Roumania Past and Present The fall of Plevna set free the large Russian army that had been tied up by its siege. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The most interesting is that which he wrote for Captain Frederick von Herbert's The Defence of Plevna. Sir John French An Authentic Biography We were quartered at Tashkesen shortly after our enforced retreat from Plevna. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile Meanwhile Osman, with his brave but worn-out band, made his last sortie from Plevna. In the Track of the Troops In the closing incidents of the investment of Plevna the Roumanians took little or no part in consequence of the position which they occupied. Roumania Past and Present These prophetic words were inspired in the hero of Plevna by Germany's intrigues at the Berlin Congress, intricate intrigues, full of menace for the future of the East. The Schemes of the Kaiser The great soldier who defended Plevna refused to acknowledge such a word as defeat. Sir John French An Authentic Biography On the march to Plevna, for example, I saw two high military dignitaries chastised in the presence of their fellow-officers. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile The Turks, evidently apprehensive that the enemy would charge and drive them back into the gorge which led to Plevna, remained on the defensive. In the Track of the Troops There was not one among them who did not gaze on the hero of Plevna with the greatest admiration and sympathy. Roumania Past and Present Then came the capture of Nikopolis, the repulse at Plevna, the battle of Shipka Pass, another and successful battle of Plevna, the storming of Kars, and then, the Balkans passed,—an advance upon Constantinople. A Short History of Russia When the Russians charged on the Grivitza redoubt at Plevna they first launched one column of men that they knew would be all shot down long before they could reach it. Among the Forces The Russian bombardments of Plevna were quite futile, and General Todleben acknowledged that it sometimes required a whole day's shell fire to kill a single Turkish soldier. With Methuen's Column on an Ambulance Train Did not Osman Pasha admit as much, when he complained bitterly, after the fall of Plevna, that he had not been properly supported? In the Track of the Troops The scene of the long-continued struggle is an undulating country, and Plevna, the centre of attack and defence, is in the hollow of a valley running in a northerly and southerly direction. Roumania Past and Present At least she had never had any domestic troubles, and when he was shot at Plevna, in 1876, she shed some very genuine tears and shut herself away from the world for a long time. Doctor Claudius, A True Story Never in the annals of warfare had the world beheld such unexpected military genius, combined with stubborn endurance, as was shown during the siege of Plevna. Looking Seaward Again The great advantage of such works, since the introduction of the deadly breech loading rifles and machine guns, was shown at Plevna, where the Russians were almost annihilated in attempting to capture the Turkish intrenchments. Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892 It was personally led by Sanda Pasha, who, reinstated by the vacillating and contemptible powers at Constantinople, had been sent—too late—to the relief of Plevna. In the Track of the Troops The ground adjacent to this valley was described by one of the war correspondents as consisting of great solid waves with their faces set edgeways to the valley of Plevna. Roumania Past and Present True to his Plevna tactics of ever feeding an attack at the crisis with new troops, he hurled forward two battalions of the line and companies of dismounted Cossacks. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) What did they do when the poor Turks that were taken prisoners when Plevna fell marched into Reval? Looking Seaward Again How would a delay like that of Plevna have affected the fortune of war, had Turkey had any reserve of national power upon which to call? The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 Plevna had been so closely hemmed in by Russian troops, and cut off from supplies, that the garrison was reduced to starvation. In the Track of the Troops After the unsuccessful sortie of Osman Pasha on August 31, in which the Russians recovered all the positions temporarily occupied by the enemy, there was a partial cessation of hostilities before Plevna until September 6. Roumania Past and Present In return for the priceless services rendered by his troops at Plevna, Prince Charles and his Ministers were kept in the dark as to the terms arranged between Russia and Turkey. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) But that was how one of the heroes of Plevna made his first English ally by sea. Looking Seaward Again "Surely not the one who was in command of the N—— cavalry division at Plevna?" The Party The houses of Plevna, with blue lines of smoke curling above them, were faintly visible through the driving snow. In the Track of the Troops He was on his way to St. Petersburg to receive the congratulations of his subjects, having left Plevna behind him, 'full of horrors.' Roumania Past and Present After the indulgence of these day dreams the disillusionment caused by the events at Plevna came the more cruelly. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) But after the fall of Plevna the resistance of the Turkish army was feeble, and the Muscovites were not long in pitching their camp at San Stefano. Looking Seaward Again On his return from Plevna to Bohemia, a dinner was given in his honour at the Holborn Restaurant. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, December 13, 1890 He had a peep-show, made out of an old cocoa box, and representing the sortie from Plevna, a permit to view being obtainable for a fragment of slate pencil. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People After their defeats before Plevna and elsewhere, the Russians, too, began to estimate their allies at something nearer their real value. Roumania Past and Present Osman now entrenched himself on the open downs that stretch eastwards from Plevna. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) After a glorious but terrible struggle Plevna, followed at short intervals by other strongholds, fell, the peace preliminaries were signed, and Prince Carol returned to Bucarest at the head of his victorious army. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey The day after the fall of Plevna I rode through the deserted earthworks toward the town. Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 Their plans failed, and it was to the celebrated Skobeleff, the hero of Plevna, that the czar confided the task of subduing the valiant Turkoman tribes. The Adventures of a Special Correspondent The Turkish positions were, roughly speaking, 'a horseshoe, with its convexity pointing east, and the town of Plevna standing about the centre of the base.' Roumania Past and Present From that same quarter the Turks were also able to despatch forces to occupy the town of Lovtcha, between Plevna and the Shipka Pass. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) Moreover, he undoubtedly viewed with satisfaction the possibility of regaining Bessarabia, the loss of which must have been bitterly felt by the victor of Plevna. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey In April of the year 1877 the Russian armies crossed the Danube, stormed the Shipka pass, and after the capture of Plevna, marched southward until they reached the gates of Constantinople. The Story of Mankind Are you better or worse for having begun that Plevna battle? The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories It looked as if Russia were up against a second Plevna or a new Gallipoli. Greenmantle General Milutin, however, demurred to this, seeing that Osman's army was not mobile enough to press them hard; he therefore proposed to await the reinforcements in the positions around Plevna. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) The Turks, alarmed at the early victories of the Russians, brought up better generals and troops, and defeated the Russians at Plevna in July. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey The earthworks of Plevna, vicious as they were in many characteristics, they found impregnable. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places The siege of Plevna, in particular, had left bitter memories behind it. Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 They broke the precedent of Plevna, which the garrisons of Adrianople and Scutari gloriously kept, by yielding rather easily. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) His insight and skill had warded off a deadly flank attack on Schahofski's shattered corps at Plevna on July 30, and his prowess had contributed largely to the capture of Lovtcha on September 3. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) After a few successful encounters, however, the Tsar's soldiers met with serious defeats before Plevna, and persistent appeals were now urged for the participation of the Rumanian army in the military operations. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey Osman Pasha at Plevna gave them pause until the 10th of December, at which date they were not so far into Bulgaria as they had been five months previously. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places Some would want to hear about the Franco-Prussian war, and others of the Fall of Plevna or Don Carlos or Garibaldi, or of the Confederate generals with whom Laguerre had fought in Egypt. Captain Macklin Deploying to the left our light horse swept across the heights of Plevna and, uttering their warcry Bonafide Sabaoth, sabred the Saracen gunners to a man. Ulysses The operations around Plevna are among the most instructive in modern warfare, as illustrating the immense power that quick-firing rifles confer upon the defence. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) Mahony drove to Plevna House one morning between nine and ten o'clock. Australia Felix If Alexander was fearless alike in camp and in the field on campaign, he was certainly not less so in St. Petersburg, when he returned thither after the fall of Plevna. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places At the head of his brave garrison the "Lion of Plevna" sallied from the city, and fought with desperate courage to break through the circle of his foes. A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the Events Culminating in the Great Conflict An alien in his land of birth, An outcast from his brethren's earth, Albeit with theirs his blood mixed well When Plevna fell? The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems: Translations Experience at Plevna showed that four or five times as many men were needed to attack redoubts and trenches as in the days of muzzle-loading muskets. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) The abrupt stoppage of Richard's visits to Plevna House staggered Mary. Australia Felix "This is a trick I learned from the Russians after Plevna; they had my little finger, so I deserved something in exchange." Villa Rubein, and other stories In spite of the successful experiment of Torres Vedras and the warning of Plevna the offensive remained dominant throughout the nineteenth century. War and the future: Italy, France and Britain at war Plevna was to their right flank what Biela was to their left. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) Finding himself too late to save that place he then laid his plans for the seizure of Plevna. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) The Turks made no combined effort to advance towards Plevna in force; and Osman felt too little trust in the new levies that reached him from Sofia to move into the open and attack Sistova. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) From the point of view of strategy--that is, the conduct of the great operations of a campaign--Osman's defence of Plevna yields lessons of equal interest. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) Finally, the crowns of three main slopes lying to the east of Plevna bristled with defensive works. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) In the opinion of many authorities the Russians did wrong in making the whole campaign depend on Plevna. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) It is safe to say that, if Moltke had directed their operations, he would have devised some better plan than that of hammering away at the redoubts of Plevna. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) Servia having declared war against Turkey immediately after the fall of Plevna, the Turks were now hopelessly outnumbered. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) This second reverse at Plevna was a disaster of the first magnitude. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) This success having facilitated the attack on Plevna from the south, a general assault was ordered for September 11. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) Suffice it to say that Mantua and Plevna were the most effective instances, largely because those strongholds lay near the most natural and easy line of advance for the invaders. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) Other redoubts and trenches screened Plevna on the north-east and south. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) In that case they would have cleared a new line of advance to Constantinople farther to the east, and made the possession of Plevna of little worth. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) A study of the events around Plevna shows clearly what a brave but ill-trained army can do and what it cannot do under modern conditions. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) This would have involved no great risk; for the Russians occupied the inner lines of what was, roughly speaking, a triangle, resting on the Shipka Pass, the River Lom, and Plevna as its extreme points. 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