. ▁Nik ola ▁O bre ten ov ▁and ▁Georg i ▁Apost ol ov , ▁assist ed ▁by ▁the ▁Cra i ova ▁revolution ary ▁committee , ▁bought ▁weapons ▁and ▁am mun itions , ▁and ▁H rist o ▁B ote v ▁passion ately ▁took ▁up ▁organ izing ▁the ▁det achment . ▁ ▁On ▁Monday , ▁ 1 7 ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁Nik ola ▁O bre ten ov ▁with ▁the ▁det achment ▁led ▁by ▁H rist o ▁B ote v ▁came ▁ash ore ▁from ▁the ▁Rad etz ky ▁steam ship ▁on ▁the ▁bank ▁of ▁K oz l od uy , ▁where ▁the ▁reb els , ▁kiss ing ▁their ▁native ▁soil , ▁took ▁their ▁o ath s ▁under ▁the ▁flag , ▁craft ed ▁by ▁his ▁sister ▁Pet ran a ▁O bre ten ova . ▁ ▁Nik ola ▁O bre ten ov ▁fought ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁det achment ' s ▁batt les . ▁He ▁was ▁with ▁H rist o ▁B ote v ▁at ▁the ▁moment ▁of ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁special ▁commission , ▁Nik ola ▁O bre ten ov ▁as cert ained ▁the ▁exact ▁place ▁of ▁H rist o ▁B ote v ' s ▁death , ▁about ▁which ▁a ▁written ▁report ▁was ▁composed . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁month ▁of ▁fighting , ▁ro aming , ▁and ▁star v ation ▁through ▁the ▁gr im ▁mountains , ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁Nik