The Town and Fortifications of Schumla, Balkans 1854

At the beginning of the Crimean War the Russians concentrated their efforts in the Balkans in the area around Dobruja. Shumla was a heavily fortified town between the Balkan mountains and the Black Sea coast and of strategic importance on the route to Constantinople

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1854 Balkan Concentrated Dobruja Efforts Fortifications Fortified Heavily Importance Russians Strategic

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