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In early January 1878, the West army group Gurko successfully crossed the Balkan Mountains. Parts of the group was to focus on Yana village. The Orhaniye Ottoman army after the Battle of Tashkessen retired to the Sofia area. Western group Gurko passed to operation Orhaniye to defeat the Ottoman army, according to the plan for final action in ...
In 1804, The Bay Area is part of the newly created New Spain state of Alta California; The Russian-American Company establishes Fortress Ross (Крѣпость Россъ, tr. Krepostʹ Ross) (pictured) in 1812, in what is now Sonoma County; In 1821, New Spain cedes Alta California, including the Bay Area, to the newly created Mexican Empire
Polish Society of California organized. [8] 1874 – California School of Design, and Territorial Pioneers of California [8] established. 1875 Palace Hotel in business. [1] Fire patrol established. [14] 1876 Pioneer Park, Pacific Homeopathic Dispensary Association, and Ligue Nationale Francaise established. [8] Railway connexion to Los Angeles ...
Battle of Vranje took place between 26 and 31 January 1878 and it represented final stage of the Second war. The second phase, known as the Second Serbian–Ottoman War (Други српско-турски рат / Drugi srpsko-turski rat), took place between 13 December 1877 and 5 February 1878. It ended with a Serbian victory.
In 1355 the Ottomans launched a campaign towards Sofia, but were soon engaged by the army of Ivan Alexander's eldest son and heir Michael Asen close to Ihtiman. In the following battle both sides suffered heavy casualties and, despite the death of young Michael Asen, the Turks were unable to reach Sofia. [16]
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Sofia was relieved (see Battle of Sofia) from Ottoman rule by Russian forces under Gen. Iosif Gurko on 4 January 1878. It was proposed as a capital by Marin Drinov and was accepted as such on 3 April 1879. By the time of its liberation, the population of the city was 11,649. [108]
The Conquest of California, also known as the Conquest of Alta California or the California Campaign, was a military campaign during the Mexican–American War carried out by the United States in Alta California (modern-day California), then part of Mexico, lasting from 1846 to 1847, and ending with signing of the Treaty of Cahuenga by military leaders from both the Californios and Americans.