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In 1876, the Bulgarians rebelled against Ottoman rule. The Turkish Ottoman forces brutally crushed the revolt with great loss of civilian life. This led to Russian intervening on behalf of their fellow Slavs and Christians, the Bulgarians. From 1877-8, the Russians fought a war against the Ottomans, mainly in the Balkans.<ref>Taylor, p.256.</ref> The Russians, who were supported by Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Rumania, inflicted a series of defeats on the Turks. By 1878, the Turks had been forced out of almost all of their Balkan provinces. The Russian and their allies signed a Treaty with the Ottomans, in 1878. The terms of this treaty meant that Russia and its allies had confined the Turks to a narrow band of territory in the Balkans. To many observers it seemed likely that the Russians would go on to occupy Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire.<ref>Glenny, Misha (2000). ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140233776/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0140233776&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=7d718a56ddf01826d0a4c1651ea89a59 The Balkans, 1804-1999: Nationalism, War and the Great Powers]''. Granta Books, p. 78.</ref>

==Concert of Europe==