Battle of Bulair

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Battle of Bulair
Part of First Balkan War
Date 8 February 1913 Location Bulair, Gelibolu District, Adrianople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire, (Bolayır, Turkey) 40°31′35″N 26°47′41″E / 40.5263°N 26.7948°E / 40.5263; 26.7948 Result Bulgarian victory
Belligerents
Bulgaria	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Georgi Todorov	Enver Pasha[1] Mustafa Kemal Pasha[1] Ali Fethi Pasha[1]
Strength
c. 10,000 men (gradually engaged)	37,000 men (only half engaged) 12 warships (landing force)
Casualties and losses
114 killed 416 wounded[2]	6,000 killed 10,000 wounded (Bulgarian Claim, actual casualties possibly much lower but still heavy)[2]

The Battle of Bulair (Bulgarian: Битка при Булаир, Turkish: Bolayır Muharebesi) took place on 8 February 1913 (O.S. 26 January 1913) between the Bulgarian Seventh Rila Infantry Division under General Georgi Todorov and the Ottoman 27th Infantry Division. The result was a Bulgarian victory. Lack of communication between the Ottoman Vanguard and their landing force and stubbornness of Enver Pasha against the combined criticism from officers Ali Fethi and Mustafa Kemal against his plans costed the Ottoman 27th Brigade their full offensive capabilities. As a result, Ottoman Army could not conduct any further large-scale offensives to relieve the Siege of Edirne.