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  • The path of Botev’s Platoon: Mount Okolchitsa

    The path of Botev’s Platoon: Mount Okolchitsa

    May 20, 1876 The detachment heads for Mount Okolchitsa in the Balkan Mountains after the expected help does not come. Urged on by Circassians, whom they repulse, the Chetniks take up positions on three peaks – the Kamara, Kupena and Okolchitsa.

  • The Way of Botev’s Platoon: Veslets

    The Way of Botev’s Platoon: Veslets

    The first hours of May 18, 1876. From Butan the detachment set out for the large Bulgarian village of Borovan, on the way fending off attacks from Circassian groups attacking them out of the blue.

  • The Way of Botev’s Platoon: Borovan

    The Way of Botev’s Platoon: Borovan

    The first hours of May 18, 1876. From Butan the detachment set out for the large Bulgarian village of Borovan, on the way fending off attacks from Circassian groups attacking them out of the blue.

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