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Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Sofia is liberated from Ottoman rule.
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Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Eleventh and penultimate conflict of the Russo-Turkish wars
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1877–78 battle of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
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