TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
[BY SUBMARINE CABLE.] [B-ITTBB _ TKLBGEAH3 TO THB PBBBS AOKNCT.] THE EITSSO-TUfiiaSH WAB. GEEAT BATTLES AT SHIPKA PASS. THE BUSSIANS VICTOBIOUS. THE PASS IN THEIR POSSESSION. Lobdor, January 10. A telegram from the Grand Duke Nicholas announces that Bodetzky, after desperate fighting yesterday, captured the Shipka Pass, with the whole of the Turkish forces, consisting of forty-one battalions, ten batteries of infantry, ten botteriea of artillery, and one regiment of cavalry. Prince Nmsky occupies hTesanlik. Skobek-E holds the Shipka Pass. . The B__i__B, having forced the Trojan Pass, took the Turks who occupied Shipka in the rear.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18780114.2.14
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume XXIX, Issue 3893, 14 January 1878, Page 2
Word Count
97TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. Press, Volume XXIX, Issue 3893, 14 January 1878, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in