Battle of Adrovac

Battle of Adrovac
Part of the Serbian–Turkish Wars (1876–1878)

Principality of Serbia (1833–1878): the battle took part near Aleksinac, at the southern border with Ottoman Empire.
DateSeptember 1, 1876
Location
Donji Adrovac on the Južna Morava, 8 km south-west of Aleksinac, Serbia
43°31′07″N 21°40′01″E / 43.51861°N 21.66694°E / 43.51861; 21.66694
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Principality of Serbia
Commanders and leaders
Aiyub-Pasha Major Jovan Popović
Strength
25,000 10,000
Casualties and losses
120 dead, 500 wounded 1,600 dead and wounded

Battle of Adrovac (Serbian: Битка код Адровца), fought on September 1, 1876. near Aleksinac, was part of the Serbian-Turkish War of 1876–1877. It ended in a Turkish victory.

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