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Battle of Elena
	Part of Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Date	12 July, 4 and 14 December 1877
Location	Elena, Bulgaria 42°56′0″N 25°53′0″E / 42.93333°N 25.88333°E
Result	Ottoman Victory.[citation needed]
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Deli Fuad Pasha
Casualties and losses
1,650 killed and wounded	2,000 killed and wounded

This page is about the Battle of Elena of 1877; for other battles, see Battle of Helena (disambiguation).

The Battle of Elena took place during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. It was fought between the Ottoman Empire and Imperial Russia in 1877. The Ottoman forces were commanded by Deli Fuad Pasha.

References edit

George Bruce. Harbottle's Dictionary of Battles. (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981) (ISBN 0-442-22336-6).