Aportul informațiilor militare la succesul armatei române în operațiunea Plevna (august – noiembrie 1877)
The contribution of military intelligence to the success of the Romanian army in Operation Pleven (August - November 1877)

Summary/Abstract: Imperial Russia’s intentions to secure an easy victory in the war with the Ottoman Empire were shattered in July 1877, following the unexpected resistance and the strategic manoeuvre of General Osman Pasha. The Turkish general transformed an area of no importance until then, Pleven, into a modern fortress that blocked the action of Russian troops on the Bulgarian front. The heavy losses, both human and material, recorded by the Russian units in the first sieges of Pleven lead to the need for the intervention of the Romanian army to stabilize the front. Although a rather new institution, the Romanian army foresaw the vital need to obtain first-rate military information about the enemy’s capabilities, information without which a modern war cannot be won. Therefore, after the painful failure registered in the common assault of August 30-31, 1877, the Romanian command takes the appropriate measures to have a continuous flow of information about the Ottoman military device, the reinforcements received, the enemy’s reserves, the mood, etc. The military information obtained ensures, at the end of November, proper training and total success in the Pleven operation for the Romanian-Russian allied troops.

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