battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Kula
Battle of Kula was a battle fought on 3 November 1885 in what is now Bulgaria. The recorded result: Serbian victory.
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Record
| Date | 3 November 1885 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Bulgaria 43.889N, 22.522E | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Result | Serbian victory | |
| Belligerents | Bulgaria | Kingdom of Serbia |
| Commanders | Alexander of Battenberg; Gancho Georgiev | Milan Obrenović |
| Casualties and losses | 250 killed, wounded & captured during the battle; 1,100 captured during retreat | 130 killed and wounded |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Smârdan 1878, 30 km
- Siege of Vidin 1913, 30 km
- Siege of Vidin 1878, 30 km
- Siege of Vidin 1885, 30 km
- Siege of Calafat 1854, 35 km
Elsewhere in 1885
- Battle of Abu Klea Sudan
- Battle of Slivnitsa Bulgaria
- Battle of Shipu China
- Battle of Hòa Mộc Vietnam
- Battle of Zhenhai China
Battle of Kula is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 78 in present-day Bulgaria.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12273556, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kula, revision 1370267499, 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.