The War: A Russian Column on the March from Chotim to Liptochany

Description

This engraving, published in the May 12, 1877, issue of The Illustrated London News, is a field sketch depicting the Russian army's advance from Chotim (Khotyn/Hotyn) to Liptochany during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. Based on a sketch made by the newspaper's "private artist" on the front lines, the composition offers a snapshot of the extensive deployments of Russian troops on the Balkan front. The systematic deployment of the Russian army's infantry units, reinforced with heavy field artillery, signals the beginning of a large-scale operation along the Chotim-Liptochany line.