Battle of Şarköy

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Battle of Şarköy
Part of First Balkan War
Date 9–11 February 1913 Location Şarköy, Gelibolu District, Adrianople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (present day: Şarköy, Turkey) Result Bulgarian victory
Belligerents
Bulgaria	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Stiliyan Kovachev	Major Enver Bey
Strength
Unknown	19,858 officers and men, 3,744 animals, 15,405 rifles, 16 machine guns, 48 artillery, 23,542 ammunition boxes[1] Naval: Torpedo cruiser Berk-i Satvet, cruiser Mecidiye, battleships Turgut Reis and 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.

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