First Battle of Çatalca
Battle of Çatalca | |||||||
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Part of First Balkan War | |||||||
Map of the battle | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Bulgaria | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Radko Dimitriev | Nazım Pasha | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
176,430 men (118,092 rifles, 146 MGs, 462 guns, 56,410 animals, 20 aircraft) |
140,571 men (103,514 rifles, 62 MGs, 316 guns, 22,058 animals, 5-8 aircraft) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,506 killed | 5,000–10,000 killed and wounded[1] |
The First Battle of Çatalca was one of the heaviest battles of the First Balkan War fought between 17 and 18 November [O.S. 4–5 November] 1912. 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 Çatalca Army and break through the last defensive line before the capital Constantinople. The high casualties however forced the Bulgarians to call off the attack.[2]
References[]
Sources[]
- Erickson, Edward J. (2003). Defeat in Detail: The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-275-97888-5.
- Hall, Richard C. (2000). The Balkan Wars, 1912–1913: Prelude to the First World War. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-22946-4.
- Vŭchkov, Aleksandŭr. (2005). The Balkan War 1912-1913. Angela. ISBN 954-90587-4-3.
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Categories:
- Battles of the First Balkan War
- Conflicts in 1912
- 1912 in the Ottoman Empire
- Battles involving the Ottoman Empire
- Battles involving Bulgaria
- History of Istanbul Province
- November 1912 events
- Çatalca