page_title: Battle of Shipka Pass
section_title: Fourth battle
hierarchical_section_title: Battle of Shipka Pass / Fourth battle
caption_attribution_description: English: The Shipka Monument Български: Паметникът на свободата на връх Шипка
context_page_description: The Battle of Shipka Pass consisted of four battles that were fought between the Russian Empire, aided by Bulgarian volunteers known as opalchentsi, and the Ottoman Empire for control over the vital Shipka Pass during the Russo-Turkish War. The crucial moment came in August 1877, when a group of 5,000 Bulgarian volunteers and 2,500 Russian troops repulsed an attack against the peak by a nearly 40,000 strong Ottoman army.
context_section_description: The Fourth Battle of Shipka Pass from January 5–9 was the final battle for Shipka Pass and a crushing Ottoman defeat.
caption: The Shipka Monument
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