Polish Legion in Turkey
Polish people who fought on the side of the Ottomans in the 1877–1878 Russo-Turkish War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Polish forces in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). For other uses, see Polish Legions.
The Polish Legion in Turkey (Polish: Legion Polski w Turcji, Turkish: Türkiye'deki Polonya Lejyonu) was a military force formed in Istanbul by emigrants from Partitioned Poland to fight with the Ottoman Army in the Russo-Turkish War that lasted from 1877 to 1878. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the unit consisted of around 20,000 troops.[1]
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Legion Polski w Turcji Türkiye'deki Polonya Lejyonu | |
Country | Ottoman Empire |
Allegiance | Ottoman Army |
Size | 20,000 |
Campaigns | Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) |
Commanders | |
Commanders | Józef Jagmin † (European branch) Michał Czajkowski (European branch) Władysław Czajkowski (European branch) Stanislas Saint Clair (European branch) |
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It was divided into two branches: European and Asian. The Asian division fought on the Caucasian front. The European branch, with about 70 people under the command of Józef Jagmin, became part of the division under Salha Pasha.[2] The legion partook in the Battle of Eski Zagra in Bulgaria, where many legionnaires, including Jagmin, died.