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Excerpt from The Chronicles of a Virgin Fortress: Being Some Unrecorded Chapters of Turkish and Bulgarian History
Gradually I came to extend the sphere of my labour, as the knowledge grew upon me that at least one other chapter of modern history in con nection with that much-fought-for town is un recorded: the attacks of the Servians in 1885 and the heroic defence of the Bulgarian garrison. That, after I had decided to include this event, I had to make my work comprehend also the Turco Servian War of 1876 was almost a matter of necessity. From this to brief accounts of the part which Widdin and Calafat played in the Oriental War, 1853 and 1854, and in the russo-turkish campaign of 1828 and 1829, and of Pasvan Oglu''s remarkable rebellion in the beginning of the present century - all episodes practically unknown to the average reader - it was but a few steps more; and a general, though unavoidably sketchy, retrospect of the history of the town, since its foundation by the Romans, followed in natural sequence. This is the evolution of the present work.
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Gradually I came to extend the sphere of my labour, as the knowledge grew upon me that at least one other chapter of modern history in con nection with that much-fought-for town is un recorded: the attacks of the Servians in 1885 and the heroic defence of the Bulgarian garrison. That, after I had decided to include this event, I had to make my work comprehend also the Turco Servian War of 1876 was almost a matter of necessity. From this to brief accounts of the part which Widdin and Calafat played in the Oriental War, 1853 and 1854, and in the russo-turkish campaign of 1828 and 1829, and of Pasvan Oglu''s remarkable rebellion in the beginning of the present century - all episodes practically unknown to the average reader - it was but a few steps more; and a general, though unavoidably sketchy, retrospect of the history of the town, since its foundation by the Romans, followed in natural sequence. This is the evolution of the present work.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
William V. Herbert
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ISBN - 9781528286923
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.0 cm
Page Count - 376
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Contributors
Author
William V. Herbert
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ISBN - 9781331184973
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.0 cm
Page Count - 378
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