Battle of Monastir

Not to be confused with Monastir Offensive.

Battle of Monastir
Part of First Balkan War

Map of the battle
Date16–19 November 1912
Location
Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
(present day: Near Bitola, North Macedonia)
41°01′58″N 21°20′25″E / 41.032799°N 21.34029°E / 41.032799; 21.34029
Result Serbian victory[1]
Belligerents
 Kingdom of Serbia  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Petar Bojović Zeki Pasha
Fethi Pasha †
Djavid Pasha
Kara Said Pasha
Strength
108,544[2] 38,350[2]
Casualties and losses
539 killed
2,121 wounded[2]		 3,000 killed and wounded
5,600 captured
5,000 deserted[3]

The Battle of Monastir[4] took place near the town of Bitola, Macedonia[5] (then known as Monastir) during the First Balkan War, between Serbian and Ottoman forces from 16 to 19 November 1912. It resulted in a Serbian victory after heavy fighting north of the city, the routed Turks fled abandoning their guns.[6]

  1. ^ Phillips (2004), p. 29.
  2. ^ a b c Hall (2000), p. 51.
  3. ^ Jowett (2011), p. 6.
  4. ^ Dupuy and Dupuy (1993), p. 1016.
  5. ^ Hall (2000), pp. 50–51.
  6. ^ Jaques & Showalter 2007, p. 674.