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@article{ Schmidt2005, title = {Die Zerstörung eines türkischen Monitors auf der Donau im Russisch-Türkischen Krieg 1877/78}, author = {Schmidt, Jürgen W.}, journal = {Deutsches Schiffahrtsarchiv}, pages = {471-478}, volume = {28}, year = {2005}, issn = {0343-3668}, urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-55803-7}, abstract = {The shipping class of the "monitors" originated in the American Civil War. Until World War I and beyond, monitors were also widespread in numerous different European fleets and river flotillas. This article deals with the fighting on the Danube during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877/78 and the destruction of a Turkish river monitor by army artillery fire. It is based on a report by a Prussian artillery officer who was commanded to the Russian army as a military observer in order to gain military experience for the German army.}, }