Sujet

The Eastern Question

Légende

The Eastern Question. Serbian-Turkish Wars (1876-1878). Serbia declared war on the Ottoman Empire on June 30, 1876. The Battle of Alexinatz. The Turkish army, commanded by Ali Saib Pasha, attacked the head of Alexinatz's fortified bridge over the Morav river, retreating the Serbs. Arrival of the injured at the St. Thomas Hospital, in the besieged city, which was in charge of the English section of the Red Cross. The new Sultan, Abdul Hamid II (1876-1909), was able to celebrate a victory over the Serbs on 1st September 1876 at Alexinatz. Engraving. La Ilustracion Española y Americana, September 15, 1876.

Date

13 juin 2018

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG20B25_396

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

45,5Mo (8,4Mo) / 43,0cm x 26,5cm / 5079 x 3130 (300dpi)

Mots clés

wounded 1876 19th century Alexinatz Balkan Balkans Battle of Alexinatz Contemporary era Declaration of war Eastern Question Europe Great Eastern Crisis La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana La Ilustracion Española y Americana Ottoman Ottoman Empire Ottoman wars in Europe Red Cross Serbia Serbian Serbian Wars for Independence Serbian-Ottoman Wars Serbian-Turkish Wars Serbs Slavs Turkey Turkish Empire ambulance army assist assistance battle chariot city combat contemporary Age contemporary History dead defeated engraving european help helping history hospital injured injured in combat military scene soldier soldiers stretcher town transport troops turkish war wounded