First Battle Of Çatalca
The First Battle of Çatalca was one of the heaviest battles of the First Balkan War fought between 17 and 18 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 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.
| 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 | Nazim 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 | ||||||
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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