* 1876 – The April Uprising, a key point in modern Bulgarian history, leading to the Russo-Turkish War and the liberation of Bulgaria from domination as an independent part of the Ottoman Empire.

In the year 1789, Tipu Sultan ruler of the Sultanate of Mysore sent an embassy to the Ottoman capitol of Istanbul, to Sultan Abdul Hamid I requesting urgent assistance against the British East India Company and had proposed an offensive and defensive consortium ; Sultan Abdul Hamid I, informed the ambassadors of the Sultanate of Mysore that the Ottoman Empire was still recuperating from the Austro-Ottoman War and the Russo-Turkish Wars.

* 1877 – Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.

But it was not a secret that Bulgaria's target was the fulfilment of the never materialized Treaty of San Stefano signed after the Russo-Turkish War, 1877 – 78.

Serbia had gained substantial territory during the Russo-Turkish War, 1877 – 1878, while Greece acquired Thessaly in 1881 ( although it lost a small area back to the Ottoman Empire in 1897 ) and Bulgaria ( an autonomous principality since 1878 ) incorporated the formerly distinct province of Eastern Rumelia ( 1885 ).

The current resistance to Russian rule has its roots in the late 18th century ( 1785 – 1791 ), a period when Russia expanded into territories formerly under the dominion of Turkey and Persia ( see also the Russo-Turkish Wars and Russo-Persian War ( 1804 – 1813 )), under Mansur Ushurma — a Chechen Naqshbandi ( Sufi ) Sheikh — with wavering support from other North Caucasian tribes.

Following the Ottoman Empire's defeat in the Russo-Turkish War of 1828 – 29, in 1833 Russia pressured the Ottomans to sign the Treaty of Hunkiar Iskelesi — which required the straits to be closed to warships of non-Black Sea powers at Russia's request.

In 1878, Russia defeated the Ottoman Empire in the Russo-Turkish War ; the resulting Treaty of San Stefano gave Russia considerable influence in the Balkans.

* 1788 – The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.

Russia protested the Turkish agreement with the French as a violation of the Treaty of Kucuk Kaynarca of 1778 — the treaty which ended the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-1774.

Prince Menshikov called the attention of the Turks to the fact that during the Russo-Turkish War ( 1768 – 1774 ), the Russians had occupied the Turkish controlled provinces of Wallachia and Moldavia on the north bank of the Danube River, but he reminded them that pursuant to the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, however, the Russians had returned these " Danubian provinces " to Ottoman control in exchange for the right to protect the Christian sites in the Holy Land.

In response this latest change of mind by the Ottomans / Turks, the Russians, on 2 July 1853 occupied the Turkish-satellite states of Wallachia and Moldavia, as they had during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-1774.

" Accordingly, some observers, including Karl Marx and Frederick Engels predicted that there soon would be a Russo-Turkish War.

However, Marx and Engels predicted that any such Russo-Turkish War would necessarily become a European War.

The Russo-Turkish War was popular among Russians, who supported the independence of their fellow Orthodox Slavs, the Serbs and the Bulgarians.

* 1807 – Russo-Turkish War: Admiral Dmitry Senyavin destroys the Ottoman fleet in the Battle of Athos.

* 1878 – Russo-Turkish War ( 1877 – 1878 ) – Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Aleksandr Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.

* 1774 – Russo-Turkish War ( 1768 – 1774 ): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ending the war.

The valley of the river Vardar, which was later to become the central area of the Republic of Macedonia, was ruled by the Ottoman Empire prior to the First Balkan War of 1912, with the exception of the brief period in 1878 when it was liberated from Ottoman rule after the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78, becoming part of Bulgaria.

* 1878 – The Russo-Turkish War ends as Bulgaria regains its independence from Ottoman Empire according to the Treaty of San Stefano ; shortly after Congress of Berlin stripped its status to an autonomous state of the Ottoman Empire.

* 1812 – Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov signs the Treaty of Bucharest, ending the Russo-Turkish War, 1806-1812.

This action provoked the Ottoman Empire into the First Russo-Turkish War of 1768 – 1774.

The Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca of 1774 ended the First Russo-Turkish War and allowed that the Christian citizens of the Ottoman-controlled Rumanian provinces of Wallachia and Moldavia would be allowed freedom to worship.

* July 21 – Russo-Turkish War ( 1768 – 1774 ): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji with Russian victory, ending six years of war.

* August 1 ( July 21 in Julian Calendar ) – Russo-Turkish War ( 1768 – 1774 ) – Battle of Kagul: Russian commander Pyotr Rumyantsev routs 150, 000 Turks.

* September 10 – Russo-Turkish War ( 1768 – 1774 ): Russian forces take the Ottoman fortress of Chocim in Bukovina.

In 1770, Kastro was besieged by Count Orlov during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768 – 1774.

In spite of his doubts, Vergennes was successful in persuading the Ottomans to declare war against Russia, and in 1768 the Russo-Turkish War broke out.

A fortification built by the Baron de Tott for the Ottoman Empire during the Russo-Turkish War ( 1768 – 1774 ).

During the Russo-Turkish War ( 1768 – 1774 ) in 1770 – 1775 Naoussa Bay was the home base for the Russian Archipelago Squadron of Count Alexey Orlov.

* Russo-Turkish War ( 1768 – 1774 )

In the course of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768 – 1774, the Ottoman armies were defeated by the Russian Empire, that occupied the region during 15 December 1769 – September 1774, and previously during 14 September – October 1739.

The Russo-Turkish War of 1768 – 1774 saw his first successful campaigns against the Turks in 1773 – 1774, and particularly in the Battle of Kozluca, he laid the foundations of his reputation, becoming a lieutenant-general in 1774.

The document ended the Russo-Turkish War of 1768 – 1774 and marked a defeat of the Ottomans in their struggle against Russia.

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Stavropol was founded on October 22, 1777 following the Russo-Turkish War of 1768 – 1774 as a military encampment and designated as a city in 1785.

He first attracted Catherine's favor for helping in her 1762 coup, then distinguished himself as a military commander in the Russo-Turkish War ( 1768 – 1774 ).

In the interval, the Ottoman Empire had started the Russo-Turkish War of 1768 to 1774 and Potemkin was eager to prove himself, writing to Catherine:

A major uprising during that period was the Orlov Revolt ( Greek: Ορλωφικά ) which took place during the Russo-Turkish War ( 1768 – 1774 ) and triggered armed unrest in both the Greek mainland and the islands.

During the Russo-Turkish War of 1768 – 1774 the Russian Army invaded Crimea in the summer of 1771.

The fourth Russo-Turkish started in 1768 and ended in 1774 with the Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji.

Following the outbreak of the Russo-Turkish War in 1768, the parties agreed to the Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji in 1774.

The last recorded major Crimean raid, before those in the Russo-Turkish War ( 1768 – 1774 ) took place during the reign of Peter I ( 1682 – 1725 ) However, Cossack raids continued during that time, Ottoman Grand Vizier complained to the Russian consul about raids to Crimea and Özi in 1761.

The last recorded major Crimean raid, before those in the Russo-Turkish War ( 1768 – 1774 ) took place during the reign of Peter I ( 1682 – 1725 )