Battle of Monastir

Battle of Monastir
Part of First Balkan War

Map of the battle
Date16–19 November 1912
Location41°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.