{"id":34,"date":"2024-08-19T14:47:22","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T12:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haskovo-online.com\/en\/?p=34"},"modified":"2024-08-28T14:11:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T12:11:27","slug":"the-liberation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haskovo-online.com\/en\/34\/the-liberation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Liberation of Haskovo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>The withdrawing to Odrin and Constantinople Turkish troops became a real disaster for Haskovo, which was subjected to great plunder and violence. The Bulgarians were forced to organize alone the protection of their neighbourhoods until the coming of the Russians. <br>In July 1877, the vanguard of General Gurko conquered Kayadzhik (now the Quarter of Rakovski in Dimitrovgrad). Impatient to meet the liberators, many Haskovo residents went outside the town, waiting to see them. The advance of Suleyman Pasha, however, forced General Gurko to turn his smaller in number army back to Stara Zagora.<br>Tens of people from Haskovo were hung, others were slaughtered or put into prison. After the liberation of Sofia, the situation in the South worsened again because of the running away towards Turkey remainders of the Suleyman Army. The Bulgarian villages near Haskovo once again were plundered and put on fire. On 31 December the Turkish Governor and his clerks left the town, followed by almost the whole Muslim population. More than 50 houses and shops in the centre of town were robbed and over 20 people killed. The goods, which they couldn\u2019t take were gathered in pile in front of the clock tower and put on fire. Later in the evening came the news that the Gurko\u2019s Army was approaching the town and the people of Haskovo should not run.<br>On 7 January (19) 1878 the vanguard of Gurko\u2019s Army approached the town from the side of Klokotnitsa village. At 11 o\u2019clock the Commander of the intelligence officers announced that the town was conquered. The happy Bulgarians gathered around the St. Mary\u2019s Church, which spread the good news by the sound of bells. Lead by priests and with icons in hands, the people went out to meet the approaching division of General Gurko with bread and salt.\u2019<br>On 8 (20) January arrived the Army of General Skobelev \u2013 Junior, which by the village of Stoykovo defeated the withdrawing Turkiksh Army. On the next day came the armies of General Kartzov consisting of 8 thousand soldiers and 12 cannons. Two battalions were left to guard Haskovo and the remaining army was sent to the near villages chasing the remnants of the Turkish army.<br>On 12 (24) January the residents of the town enthusiastically met the great Russian general \u2013 Gurko, who was accommodated in one of the best Bulgarian houses in Haskovo (now \u2013 restaurant \u2013 \u201cThe Gurko\u2019s House).<br>Another interesting fact is that here for the first time in the war the two Russian Generals bearing the name Skobelev met \u2013 a father and a son.<\/td><td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/haskovo-online.com\/bg\/images\/stories\/articles\/osv_hvo_hr_forev.jpg\" width=\"220\" height=\"151\" alt=\"The Liberation of Haskovo by Hr. Forev\">The Liberation of Haskovo by Hr. Forev<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/haskovo-online.com\/bg\/images\/stories\/articles\/osv_hvo_g_lozev.jpg\" width=\"220\" height=\"144\" alt=\"The Liberation of Haskovo by G. Lozev\">The Liberation of Haskovo by G. Lozev<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/haskovo-online.com\/bg\/images\/stories\/articles\/gurko.jpg\" width=\"138\" height=\"200\" alt=\"General Gurko\">General Gurko<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/haskovo-online.com\/bg\/images\/stories\/articles\/gurkova_kushta_old.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"158\" alt=\"Gurko's House\">Gurko&#8217;s House<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The withdrawing to Odrin and Constantinople Turkish troops became a real disaster for Haskovo, which was subjected to great plunder and violence. The Bulgarians were forced to organize alone the protection of their neighbourhoods until the coming of the Russians. 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