[149] For an account of the battle, see Greene, op. cit. pt. ii. chap. v.
[150] Gen. von. Lignitz, Aus drei Kriegen, p. 167.
[151] Col. F.A. Wellesley, op. cit. p. 281.
[152] A. Forbes, Czar and Sultan, p. 291. On the other hand, W.V. Herbert (op. cit. p. 456) states that it was Osman's wish to retire to Orkanye, on the road to Sofia, and that this was forbidden. For remarks on this see Greene, op. cit. chap. viii.
[153] Sir N. Layard attributed to him the overthrow of Turkey. See his letter of February 1, 1878, in Sir W. White: Life and Correspondence, p. 127.
[154] Greene, op. cit. chap. xi. I have been assured by an Englishman serving with the Turks that these numbers were greatly exaggerated.
[155] With the Russians in Peace and War, by Colonel F.A. Wellesley, p. 272.
[156] Sir William White: Life and Correspondence, p. 128.