First Battle of Çatalca

Battle fought between the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria during the First Balkan War

41°08′30″N 28°27′47″E / 41.14167°N 28.46306°E / 41.14167; 28.46306Result Ottoman victoryBelligerents Bulgaria Ottoman EmpireCommanders and leaders Radko Dimitriev Nazim PashaStrength 176,430 men
(118,092 rifles, 146 MGs, 462 guns, 56,410 animals, 20 aircraft) 140,571 men
(103,514 rifles, 62 MGs, 316 guns, 22,058 animals, 5-8 aircraft)Casualties and losses

1,506 killed
9,127 wounded
1,391 missing

Total: 12,024^[1] 5,000–10,000 killed and wounded^[1]

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The First Battle of Çatalca was one of the heaviest battles of the First Balkan War fought between 17 and 18 November [O.S. 4–5 November] 1912. It was initiated as an attempt of the combined Bulgarian First and Third armies, under the overall command of lieutenant general Radko Dimitriev, to defeat the Ottoman Army stationed in Çatalca and break through the last Turkish defensive line before the capital Constantinople. The high casualties however forced the Bulgarians to call off the attack.^[2]

References

Sources

• Erickson, Edward J. (2003). Defeat in Detail: The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-275-97888-5.
• Hall, Richard C. (2000). The Balkan Wars, 1912–1913: Prelude to the First World War. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-22946-4.
• Vŭchkov, Aleksandŭr. (2005). The Balkan War 1912-1913. Angela. ISBN 954-90587-4-3.

External links

• Photographs from Çatalca
• The Battle of Çatalca