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First Battle of Çatalca

Battle fought between the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria during the First Balkan War

Summary

Battle fought between the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria during the First Balkan War

Field	Value
image	Borbe kod Čataldža.svg
image_size	150px
caption	Map of the battle
conflict	Battle of Çatalca
partof	First Balkan War
date
place	Çatalca Line
coordinates
result	Ottoman victory
combatant1	Bulgaria Bulgaria
combatant2	Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922).svg Ottoman Empire
commander1	Bulgaria Radko Dimitriev
commander2	Ottoman Empire Nazım Pasha
strength1	176,430 men
(118,092 rifles, 146 MGs, 462 guns, 56,410 animals, 20 aircraft)
strength2	140,571 men
(103,514 rifles, 62 MGs, 316 guns, 22,058 animals, 5–8 aircraft)
casualties1	1,506 killed
9,127 wounded
1,391 missing

Total: 12,024<ref name	"edward"/
casualties2	5,000–10,000 killed and wounded

(118,092 rifles, 146 MGs, 462 guns, 56,410 animals, 20 aircraft) (103,514 rifles, 62 MGs, 316 guns, 22,058 animals, 5–8 aircraft) 9,127 wounded 1,391 missing

Total: 12,024

The First Battle of Çatalca was one of the heaviest battles of the First Balkan War fought between . It was initiated as an attempt of the combined Bulgarian First and Third armies, under the overall command of lieutenant general Radko Dimitriev, to defeat the Ottoman Army stationed in Çatalca and break through the last Turkish defensive line before the capital Constantinople. The high casualties however forced the Bulgarians to call off the attack.

References

Sources

References

Erickson, 2003, pp. 134-35.
Vŭchkov, pp. 99-103

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