 In the meantime, it continued the development of their forming-up ground which was 800–1,500 m from the defensive lines of the Pleven Division.To make the breakthrough, the British concentrated three divisions (the 22nd, 26th, 60th), with its artillery – more than 43,000 men, 160 guns, 110 mortars and 440 machine-guns.The objective did not differ much from the battle in the previous year, the main blow was on a front of 5–6 km towards Kalatepe.