Bulgarian Front of First Balkan War

Bulgarian Front of First Balkan War
Part of First Balkan War

Clockwise, from top left: Battle of Kardzhali, Battle of Kirk Kilisse, Battle of Lule Burgas, Bulgarian officers in Çatalca
Date21 October 1912 – 3 April 1913
Location
Thrace
Result

Bulgarian victory

Belligerents
Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946) Bulgaria Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946) Ferdinand I
Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946) Vladimir Vazov
Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946) Georgi Vazov
Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946) Mihail Savov
Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946) Ivan Fichev
Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946) Vasil Kutinchev
Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946) Nikola Ivanov		 Ottoman Empire Mehmed V
Ottoman Empire Shevket Pasha
Ottoman Empire Enver Pasha
Ottoman Empire Nazım Pasha
Ottoman Empire Abdullah Pasha
Ottoman Empire Ali Rıza Pasha
Ottoman Empire Şükrü Pasha (POW)
Strength
Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946) 400,000+ men[1] Ottoman Empire 400,000+ men[1]
Casualties and losses
Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946) 90,000 casualties[2] Ottoman Empire 130,000 casualties[3]

The Bulgarian Front of First Balkan War was one of the heaviest fronts of the First Balkan War fought between 21 October 1912 and 3 April 1913

  1. ^ a b Erickson (2003), s. 52
  2. ^ Bulgarian troops losses during the Balkan Wars
  3. ^ Erickson (2003), p. 329