1. Encamped before Silistra

    · Silistra, Bulgaria

    Encamped before Silistra
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    Serving with the Russian Danubian army, Tolstoy was encamped outside the Ottoman fortress of Silistra during its siege. The source gives only the early part of 1854; coordinates represent Silistra rather than a documented campsite.

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