Battle of Şarköy

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Battle of Şarköy
Part of
Adrianople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
(present day: Şarköy, Turkey
)
Result Bulgarian victory
Belligerents Bulgaria Bulgaria  Ottoman EmpireCommanders and leaders Bulgaria Gen. Stiliyan Kovachev Ottoman Empire Major Enver BeyStrength Unknown 19,858 officers and men,
3,744
Barbaros Hayreddin[1]
Casualties and losses Unknown 882 killed, 1,842 wounded, 55 missing
Total: 2,779
[2]

The Battle of Şarköy or Sarkoy operation (Bulgarian: Битка при Шаркьой, Turkish: Şarköy Çıkarması) took place between 9 and 11 February 1913 during the First Balkan War between Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans attempted a counter-attack, but were defeated by the Bulgarians at the Battles of Bulair and Şarköy.

References

  1. ^ a b Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 263.
  2. , page 91-93 (in Turkish)