Modern European history . THE RUSSO-TURKISH WAR 547 in a flaming pamphlet. He demanded that England cease to supporta government which was an affront to the laws of God, Gladstonesand urged that the Turks be expelled from Europe bag denunciationand baggage. The public opinion of Europe was aroused. °* *^ ^^^ In Jul)?, 1876 Servia and Montenegro declared war against Turkey,and the insurrection of the Bulgarians became general. The Russianpeople became intensely excited in their sympathy with gervia andtheir co-religionists and their fellow-Slavs. Finally the MontenegroRussian government declare
Modern European history . THE RUSSO-TURKISH WAR 547 in a flaming pamphlet. He demanded that England cease to supporta government which was an affront to the laws of God, Gladstonesand urged that the Turks be expelled from Europe bag denunciationand baggage. The public opinion of Europe was aroused. °* *^ ^^^ In Jul)?, 1876 Servia and Montenegro declared war against Turkey,and the insurrection of the Bulgarians became general. The Russianpeople became intensely excited in their sympathy with gervia andtheir co-religionists and their fellow-Slavs. Finally the MontenegroRussian government declared war upon Turkey, April 24, ^^ ^ 1S77. The war lasted until the close of January, 1878. The chief fea-ture of the campaign was the famous siege of Plevna which the Turksdefended for five months but which finally surrendered. Russia de-This broke the back of Turkish resistance and the Russians ^^res warmarched rapidly toward Constantinople. The Sultan sought peace, andon March 3, 1S78, the Treaty of San Stefano was concl
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