This war between the Russian and Ottoman empires followed Ottoman repression of uprisings in the Balkans and a wave of public sympathy in Russia for fellow Slavs and Orthodox Christians. Russian and Romanian forces crossed the Danube, held out at the Shipka Pass and, after a long siege, took the fortress of Plevna before advancing almost to Constantinople. The Treaty of San Stefano created a large autonomous Bulgaria, but Britain and Austria-Hungary objected, and the Congress of Berlin cut it back. Romania, Serbia and Montenegro gained full independence, and Russia took territory in the Caucasus and Bessarabia.
Before and after
- 1877Founding of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
- 20 February 1877Premiere of Swan Lake
- from 15 March 1877 to 19 March 1877The first Test match in cricket
- 12 April 1877Founding of University of Tokyo
- from 24 April 1877 to 3 March 1878Tenth Russo-Turkish War
- from 24 April 1877 to 3 March 1878Romanian War of Independence
- 28 April 1877Construction of Stamford Bridge
- 2 July 1877Birth of Hermann Hesse
- from 9 July 1877 to 19 July 1877The first Wimbledon Championship
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