 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Iye gare gare akaraira grenadier regiment, uye muna 1873 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, yevatasvi vemabhiza veImperial Guard. Kunyange zvazvo akabatanidzwa muHondo yeCrimea, achiiswa paBelbek, kuda kwake kusiyaniswa kunokonzerwa nebasa rake muhondo yeTurkey ya1877. Akatungamira kupamba kweRussia, akatora Tarnovo musi waChikunguru 7, akayambuka maBalkan neHaim Boaz passiyo inotanga padyo neHainkyoiuye, kunyangwe kurwisa kwakanyanya, akabata Uflani, Maglizh neKazanlak; musi waChikunguru 18 akarwisa Shipka, iyo yakabviswa navaTurkey zuva rakatevera racho. Nokudaro mukati memazuva 16 okuyambuka Danube, Gourko akanga awana nzvimbo nhatu dzokupfuura nadzo muBalkan uye akaparira kutya muConstantinople. 