Russo-Turkish War 1877-1878 (The liberation of Romania and Bulgaria from the five-century Turkish occupation) Strength Russian Empire Russia: Initial: 185,000 in the Army of the Danube, 75,000 in the Caucasian Army Total: 260,000 in four corps Ottoman Empire: Initial: 70,000 in the Caucasus Total: 281,000 Spring of 1877 Olender: 490,000-530,000 Barry: 378,000 Casualties and losses Total: 96,733-111,166 dead Russian Empire Russia 15,567-30,000 killed 81,166 died of disease 56,652 wounded 1,713 died from wounds Romania 4,302 killed and missing 3,316 wounded 19,904 sick Bulgarian Legion 2,456 killed and wounded Several thousand total military deaths (mostly disease) Serbia and Montenegro 2,400 dead and wounded Total: 90,000-120,000 dead Ottoman Empire 30,000 killed 60,000-90,000 died from wounds and diseases 110,000 captured
