In the meantime Osman also had received large reinforcements from Sofia, and had greatly strengthened his defences.

So skilfully had outworks been thrown up on the north-east of Plevna that what looked like an unimportant trench was found to be a new and formidable redoubt, which foiled the utmost efforts of the 3rd Roumanian division to struggle up the steep slopes on that side.

To their 4th division and to a Russian brigade fell an equally hard task, that of advancing from the east against the two Grivitza redoubts which had defied all assaults.

The Turks showed their usual constancy, despite the heavy and prolonged bombardment which preluded the attack here and all along the lines.

But the weight and vigour of the onset told by degrees; and the Russian and Roumanian supports finally carried by storm the more southerly of the two redoubts.