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: Veslets

Назад към “Електронни ресурси”

19 May 1876.

On its way from Milin Kamak to Veslets the Chetta made another dear sacrifice – in the vicinity of the village of. David Todorov Savov, one of Botev’s close advisors and a member of the headquarters of the Chetta, fell. In the area of Veslets near Vratsa the Chetniks managed to strengthen their forces, herded by shepherds. Nikola Voinovsky conducts military training to raise the fighting spirit. Hristo Botev and the secretary Georgi Apostolov sent a letter to Angel Yotsov in Vratsa in an attempt to contact the Vratsa Committee.