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Battle of Kilkis–Lahanas

Battle of Kilkis–Lahanas was a battle fought on 21 June 1913 at Kilkis, in what is now Greece. It was part of Second Balkan War.

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Greek lithography of the battle of Kilkis (Second Balkan War), 1913.
Greek lithography of the battle of Kilkis (Second Balkan War), 1913.. Sotiris Christidis, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought21 June 1913
WhereKilkis, Greece40.994N, 22.875E
OutcomeGreek victory; Capture of Kilkis, Lachanas, Gevgelija, Karakoli, and Nigrita; Burning of Kilkis; Expulsion of the Bulgarian population from the town
BelligerentsBulgariaagainstGreece
Part ofSecond Balkan War1913

Where it sits in Second Balkan War

Battle of Kilkis–Lahanas, 1913Battle of Dojran, 1913Battle of Knjaževac, 1913Battle of Bregalnica, 1913Battle of Kalimanci, 1913Battle of Kresna Gorge, 1913Siege of Adrianople, 191319131913Battle of Kilkis–Lahanas, 1913
7 placed engagements of Second Balkan War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date21 June 1913
PlaceKilkis, Greece
40.994N, 22.875E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength75,076 men; 175 guns; (57 infantry battalions, 10 cavalry squadrons)117,861 men; 176 guns; (73 Infantry Battalions, 8 Cavalry Squadrons)
Casualties and losses6,971 killed and wounded; 2,500 men and 19 artillery pieces captured8,828 killed and wounded
Commanders
  • Nikola Ivanov
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Battle of Kilkis–Lahanas is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2661167, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas, revision 1384058573, 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.