Third Battle of Shipka Pass

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Date	September 13–17, 1877
Location	Shipka Village, Bulgaria
Result	Russian victory

Combatants

Russia

Ottoman Empire

Commanders

Fyodor Radetzky

Suleiman Pasha

Strength

18,000

5,000

Casualties

4,000

1,000

Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878
Kızıl-Tepe – Simnitza – Svistov – Nikopol – 1st Shipka Pass – 2nd Shipka Pass – Lovcha – 3rd Shipka Pass – Gorni-Dubnik – Kars – Pleven – Tashkessen – 4th Shipka Pass – Plovdiv

Suleiman Pasha made a second attempt to retake Shipka Pass from the Russians after a failed attempt in August. The Russian defenses had continually been worked on since August but reinforcements were limited due to the siege of Pleven. On September 13 Suleiman began to bomb the Russians with artillery. The bombardment continued in earnest until the 17th when Suleiman launched a frontal assault against the St. Nicholas position. Capturing the first line of trenches the Turks moved towards the summit. General Fyodor Radetzky, now commanding the defenses, brought up reinforcements to St. Nicholas and a Russian counterattack drove the Turks from all captured ground. Secondary Turkish assauts to the north were repulsed as well. This would be the last attempt the Turks made to retake Shipka Pass, although General Majeed Mohammed did try, unsuccessfully, to convince the Turkish Government to try to retake Shipka pass yet another time.