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Battle of Şarköy
Part of First Balkan War
DateFebruary 9–11, 1913
LocationŞarköy, Gelibolu District, Edirne Province, Ottoman Empire
(present day: Şarköy, Turkey)
Result Bulgarian victory
Belligerents
Bulgaria Bulgaria Ottoman Flag Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Bulgaria Gen. Stiliyan Kovachev Ottoman Empire 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 Barbaross Hayreddin[1]
Casualties and losses
Light[citation needed] 882 killed, 1,842 wounded, 55 missing
Total: 2,779[2]


The Battle of Şarköy or Sarkoy operation (Bulgarian language: Битка при Шаркьой , Turkish language: 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. 1.0 1.1 Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 263.
  2. Turgut Özakman: Vahidettin, M. Kemal ve milli mücadele: yalanlar, yanlışlar, yutturmacalar, Bilgi Yayınevi, 1997, ISBN 9754946698, page 91-93 (Turkish)
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