The Bulgarian Territorial Army in July 1878

 

 

General Headquarters of the Territorial Army

Commander of the Opalchenie :

Chief of the General Staff :

Head of the Artillery :

Head of the Engineers and Pioneers :

M.G. Aleksandar Sheleichovski

Col. Liprandi

Col. Ivan Martinovich Lesovoy

Cpt. Saranchov

 

Sofiyski District

         Commander : Col. Spokoyskiy-Frantzevich

1st Sofiyski foot battalion (from 1st Opalchenie battalion) : Lt.Col. Artobolevskiy

2nd Kyustendilski foot battalion (from 2nd Opalchenie battalion) : Maj. Maslov

3rd Radomirski foot battalion (from 3rd Opalchenie battalion) : Maj. Chipyaev

4th Samokovski foot battalion : Maj. Ilashev

5th Orhaniyski foot battalion : Cpt. Gurskiy

1st Sofiyska cavalry sotnia : Lt. Kudryavtzev

Bidinski District

         Commander : Lt.Col. Florenskiy

6th Vidinski foot battalion (from 11th Opalchenie battalion) : Maj. Archipov

7th Lomski foot battalion : Cpt. Pol [later Maj. Efremov]

8th Vrachanski foot battalion : Cpt. Popov

2nd Vidinska cavalry sotnia : Cav.Cpt. Zass

Tarnovski District

         Commander : Lt.Col. Redakin

9th Tarnovski foot battalion (from 7th Opalchenie battalion) : Maj. Bremzen

10th Sevlieski foot battalion : Maj. Spolatbor

11th Lovchanski foot battalion : Cpt. Vasiliev

12th Gabrovski foot battalion (from 8th Opalchenie battalion) : Maj. Ammosov

13th Elenski foot battalion : Cpt. Rudanovskiy

3rd Tarnovska cavalry sotnia : Cpt. Frankengeyzer

Rusenski District

         Commander : Lt.Col. Graf Tizengauzen

14th Rusenski foot battalion : Cpt. Logvinov

15th Svishtovski foot battalion (from 11th Opalchenie battalion) : Maj. Kornilovich

16th Plevenski i foot battalion : Cpt. Matveenko

17th Razgradski foot battalion : Cpt. Kiselev

4th Rusenska cavalry sotnia : Cav.Cpt. Ptashinskiy

Plovdivski District

         Commander : Col. Kesyakov

20th Plovdivski foot battalion (from 4th Opalchenie battalion) : Maj. Rempingen

21st Plovdivski foot battalion : Maj. Martzinovskiy

22nd Pazardzhikski foot battalion : Cpt. Kiselev

23rd Kazanlashki foot battalion (from 5th Opalchenie battalion) : Maj. Popov

24th Starazagorska foot battalion (from 6th Opalchenie battalion) : Maj. Belyaev

25th Haskovski foot battalion : Cpt. Rozanov

5th Plovdivska cavalry sotnia : Cav.Cpt. Blok

Slivenski District

         Commander : Col. Dorshprung-Tzelitza

26th Slivenski foot battalion (from 9th Opalchenie battalion) : Lt.Col. Lolav

         [later Cpt. Minkov]

27th Yambolski foot battalion (from 10th Opalchenie battalion) : Maj. Vetlitz

28th Burgaski foot battalion : Maj. Filatiev

6th Slivenska cavalry sotnia : Cav.Cpt. Erhovskiy

Varneiski District

         Commander : Lt.Col. Kurtyanov

18th Silistrenski foot battalion : Cpt. Malinin

19th Shumenski foot battalion : Maj. Medinskiy

29th Varnenski foot battalion : Lt.Col. Pletz

1st Artillery Brigade

         Commander : Cpt. Hamilton

1st Sofiyska artillery battery : Cpt. Dekinleyn

5th Plovdivska artillery battery : Graf Essen-Stenbok-Fermor

6th Slivenska artillery battery : Cpt. Zhabiko

7th mountain artillery battery (Dupnitza) : Cpt. Frost

2nd Artillery Brigade

         Commander : Cpt. Chudinov

2nd Vidinska artillery battery : Cpt. Kehli

3rd Tarnovska artillery battery : Cpt. Protasevich

4th Rusenska artillery battery : Cpt. Kolenskiy

8th quick-firing artillery battery (Rusenski Arsenal) : Cpt. Ilin

Artillery establishments

Razgradski artillery depot : Cpt. Shterbanchev

Plevenski artillery depot : Cpt. Barannikov

Siege company (battery) : Lt. Sudakov