Medal - 100 years since Battle of Kashakbair and Karahasankoy Russo-Turkish War,

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СТО ГОДИНИ
АЯЗЛАРСКИ БОЙ
ОТ ПРИЗНАТЕЛНИТЕ
ПОКОЛЕНИЯ НА С.СВЕТЛЕН
ОКР ТЪРГОВИШКИ

Translation:
100 YEARS
AYAZLAR BATTLE

FROM THE GRATEFUL
GENERATIONS OF VILLAGE SVETLEN
REGION OF TARGOVISHTE

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The Battle of Kashakbair and Karahasanköy was the beginning of the Ottoman offensive on the Eastern Front in the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). With the beginning of the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878), the Eastern Russian detachment , commanded by Crown Prince Alexander Alexandrovich , headed for the area of the Fortress Quadrangle . The order was to block the efforts of the East Danube Ottoman Army , under the command of Mehmed Ali Pasha , for a flank attack from the east against the main Russian forces. The first clash near Kashakbair and the village of Karahasankoy was the beginning of the actions of the Eastern Front. On August 9, 1877, units of the Eskidjumai Army Corps of 7 camps, commanded by Hassan Pasha, attacked and captured the Kashkbair Heights, in the area of ​​the villages of Aprilovo - Ayazlar . They are guarded by a Russian battalion.

From 21:30 on August 10, Russian reinforcements from 8 battalions and 2 batteries attacked and regained their heights. They repulsed ten Ottoman counterattacks, which lasted until the morning of August 11. Under the pressure of the enemy reinforcements from 20 camps involved in the battle and fierce counterattacks, the Russian forces withdrew to the west bank of the Cherni Lom River . The victory created a belief in the Ottoman command that it was capable of conducting offensive operations. The Russian casualties were 350 killed and wounded officers and soldiers. The Ottoman losses are unknown. The Russian forces were grouped near the village of Karahasankoy in a composition of 3 battalions, 1 division and 6 cannons, a total of 3837 officer soldiers with Commander Major General Stepan Leonov . At around 9 a.m. on August 18, Ottoman forces from 27 camps, 14 squadrons and 42 cannons under Commander Hassan Pasha were attacked. There is a fierce 12-hour battle. The position was held by the Guards Cossacks of Major General Nikolai Leonov . At about 6 pm, Russian troops withdrew west of the Cherni Lom River. The Russian casualties were 504 killed and wounded officers and soldiers. The Ottoman casualties were about 900 officers and soldiers killed and wounded.

Simultaneously with the battle near the village of Krahasankoy, battles were fought near the villages of Hadarkoy and Ayazlar. Under pressure from superior Ottoman forces, the Russian forces withdrew in an organized manner to the west. They are located in the area of ​​the village of Popkoy. Despite the success, the Ottoman command failed to tear apart the front of the Eastern Russian detachment, which was occupying new positions.