The victory of his subordinates allowed him to participate in the success at Adrianople and the Treaty of San Stefano, but after the war ended, he was criticized for not seizing Constantinople when his headquarters were already established in Adrianople.
A vitoria dos seus subordinados permitiulle participar no éxito en Adrianópolis e no tratado de San Stefano; pero cando terminou a guerra, foi criticado por non apoderarse de Constantinopla, cando o seu cuartel xeral xa estaba establecido en Adrianópolis.