battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Dojran
Battle of Dojran was a battle fought on 22 June 1913 at Dojran Lake, in what is now Greece. It was part of Second Balkan War. The recorded result: Greek victory. Recorded strength: 2 infantry brigades against 2 divisions.
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Record
| Date | 22 June 1913 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Dojran Lake, Greece 41.180N, 22.723E | |
| Part of | Second Balkan War (1913) | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Result | Greek victory | |
| Belligerents | border|22px Bulgaria | Greece |
| Commanders | Pravoslav Tenev; Konstantin Kavarnaliev; Hristo Pakov | Leonidas Paraskevopoulos; (10th division); Konstantinos Damianos; (3rd division) |
| Strength | 2 infantry brigades | 2 divisions |
| Casualties and losses | Half of forces killed, wounded, or captured (~2,000–4,000) | 252 killed; 755 wounded |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Doiran 1917, 0.8 km
- Battle of Doiran 1916, 3.1 km
- Battle of Doiran 1918, 3.4 km
- Battle of Kosturino 1915, 22 km
- Battle of Kilkis–Lahanas 1913, 24 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Kilkis–Lahanas 21 June 1913
- After: Battle of Knjaževac 4 July 1913
- All 5 engagements of Second Balkan War
Elsewhere in 1913
- Battle of Bizani Greece
- Battle of Bulair Turkey
- Siege of Vidin Bulgaria
- Second Battle of Çatalca Turkey
- Second Battle of Adrianople Turkey
Battle of Dojran is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 274 in present-day Greece.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888426, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Doiran (1913), revision 1381603956, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.