Southern Dobruja Offensive

Southern Dobruja Offensive
Part of the Second Balkan War
Southern Dobruja in dark brown
Date 10–18 July 1913 Location Southern Dobruja and Varna, Bulgaria Result Romanian Victory
Belligerents
Romania	Bulgaria
Commanders and leaders
Ioan Culcer Ion Antonescu	Vasil Kutinchev
Units involved
5th Corps	1st Army
Strength
80,000	88,000
Casualties and losses
4,000 dead of Cholera	1 brigade captured

The Southern Dobruja Offensive was the opening action of the Romanian invasion of Bulgaria during the Second Balkan War of 1913. At the time of the invasion, the Bulgarian Army was engaged in heavy fighting against Serbia and Greece. Aside from Southern Dobruja itself, Varna was also briefly occupied by Romanian cavalry, until it became apparent that no Bulgarian resistance would be offered. Southern Dobruja was subsequently annexed by Romania.