Battle of Lovcha

Battle of Lovcha
	Part of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) and Siege of Plevna
	; Taking a Turkish redout during the battle of Lovcha (Cassell's Illustrated History of the Russo-Turkish War, 1885)
Date	1–3 September 1877
Location	Lofça District, Tırnova Sanjak, Tuna Province, Ottoman Empire; (today Lovech, Bulgaria)
Result	Russian victory
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Alexander Imeretinsky; Mikhail Skobelev; Vladimir Dobrovolsky	Rifat Pasha; Osman Pasha; Ali Paşa
Strength
22,703	8,000
Casualties and losses
371 killed, 1,145 wounded	2,200 killed or wounded 2,000 prisoners

The Battle of Lovcha, or Loftcha (today Lovech), took place during the siege of Plevna. Russian forces successfully reduced the fortress at Lovcha, which had protected Plevna's communication and supply lines. It was a part of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Бръняков Б., Действията около град Ловеч през Освободителната война 1877 -1878 г., Печатница „ Светлина “, Ловеч, 1928 г.
^ ^a ^b An encyclopedia of battles: accounts of over 1,560 battles from 1479 B.C. to the present, David Eggenberger, 1985, page 338

[ReferenceA-1] Бръняков Б., Действията около град Ловеч през Освободителната война 1877 -1878 г., Печатница „ Светлина “, Ловеч, 1928 г.

[Battles338-2] An encyclopedia of battles: accounts of over 1,560 battles from 1479 B.C. to the present, David Eggenberger, 1985, page 338

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