"الحرب الروسية-التركية، ١٨٧٧. العمليات في أوروبا." [ظ‎‎٢‎٧] (٦٦/٥٤)

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RUSSIAN ARMY DETAILS.
May 1877. . . Although up to the end of the week there was no reliable information
giving accurately the situation of the Russian Corps, such intelligence as was
matXts follows 1 - 611016 ^ p0sitions the f had reached were approxi-
The 9 th Corps.—On the extreme right about Slatina, having its ob-
v C nI e ° n w® Danube ab “ ut Turnu Margurele and overlapping the Aluta
a ey to the right as far as Balsu, Karakal, and Celci, feeling with its Cavalry
towards the left of the Roumanian force as far as and beyond Rabovo. '
The 1-th Corps.—At Banjasi, between Bucharest and Giurgevo, with its
visions replacing the Roumanians in the positions from the latter place to
Oltenitza ; head-quarters probably at Ploesti. A force said to be moving on
the road to Simmtza would probably be a detachment from this Corps. °
l he 8th Corps. •Thrown back in echelon to the left of the 12th Corns •
forming a connecting link between the latter and the 11th, about Buseo • and
probably giving the detachment heard of at Slobodiza and Hirsova • head
quarters, Galatz according to intelligence dated from that town on the 14th
but more probably Buseo, in which case the statement must be a clerical error’
7th Corps! 60 " 11 head ‘ qUarter3 alIuded t0 aS at Gaktz would be tbat of tb e
bankoVthe°Xn^?f' d ' q B art -f S V G D at v . 0cc,I P:f in g the positions on the left
bank of the Danube from Braila, by Barbosi and Galatz to Reni; with a foot-
0 ' ,l * “ ' ,l0 nobrndseha, .p’,* bS,
u ft Corps.—Prolonging the line to Ismail and Kilia, forming the extreme
e t of the Russian first line, head-quarters probably Galatz.
the Prml^'rm l3th ’ and 14tb Corps are s P ol r en of vaguely as on
s tn Jhl l 1S P robab ^ true of the two last, but there is no Confirmation
^ o, ‘"* “«■>*!
Giurgevo 111 belong b>tte mhCor^ 00113 IlCar ' 1 ° f ^ between Bucl erest and
Ihis "vveek s intellitrence includes the fnllnwinry ri + m
R oumanian Army ln ciuaes tlie following details respecting the
xxjhAU-i^UARTER STAFF.
<dpikneano (Topographic" SectL7)VLi^t7colondPera”ru I.
Coranescu (Chief of the Intendancel • In 1° ^tmn of Engineers); Intendant
Dr. Theodori (Sanitary Sect^ Davila ’ Cbief Sa rgeon
three olliecru Jr >
1st Army-Corps .—General Lupu ; Chief of the r* i i -n
Commandant of Artillery, Colonel Dunca; C onsistin r ^ ’ C ° ° ne Boteanu i
of-
* See note to Narrative.