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battle, notable, nineteenth century

Battle of Lule Burgas

Battle of Lule Burgas was a battle fought on 28 October 1912 in what is now Turkey; it lasted 5 days. It was part of First Balkan War, which ran from 1912 to 1913. The recorded result: Bulgarian victory. Recorded strength: 108,000; 116 machine guns; 360 guns against 129,500; 90 machine guns; 342 guns.

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Българска пропагандна картичка за битката при Люлебургас, 1912
Българска пропагандна картичка за битката при Люлебургас, 1912. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought28 October 1912lasted 5 days
WhereTurkey41.406N, 27.357E
OutcomeBulgarian victory
BelligerentsBulgariaagainstOttoman Empire
Part ofFirst Balkan War1912 to 1913

Where it sits in First Balkan War

Battle of Pesta, 1912Capture of Lemnos, 1912Battle of Sarantaporo, 1912Battle of Kardzhali, 1912Battle of Kumanovo, 1912Battle of Pente Pigadia, 1912Battle of Kirk Kilisse, 1912Siege of Scutari, 1912Battle of Lule Burgas, 1912Battle of Yenidje, 1912Battle of Sorovich, 1912Battle of Adrianople, 1912Battle of Prilep, 1912Battle of Monastir, 1912First Battle of Çatalca, 1912Battle of Kaliakra, 1912Battle of Lesbos, 1912Battle of Chios, 1912Siege of Ioannina, 1912Battle of Merhamli, 1912Battle of Lumë, 1912Battle of Elli, 1912Capture of Korytsa, 1912Battle of Bizani, 1913Battle of Lemnos, 1913Battle of Çatalca, 1913Battle of Bulair, 1913Battle of Şarköy, 1913Second Battle of Çatalca, 191319121913Battle of Lule Burgas, 1912
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Record

Date28 October 1912
to 2 November 1912
PlaceTurkey
41.406N, 27.357E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength108,000; 116 machine guns; 360 guns129,500; 90 machine guns; 342 guns
Casualties and losses20,162 casualties; 2,536 killed; 17,626 wounded24,800 casualties; 22,000 killed and wounded; 2,800 captured; 50 guns captured
Commanders
  • Kölemen Abdullah Pasha
  • Mahmud Muhtar Pasha
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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: BUL ARMY GROUPDefender: TK ARMY OF THE EAST
Strength140,000110,000
Casualties20,000 (14.3%)30,000 (27.3%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1063
Outcomeattacker won
Duration2 days
Front width32 km40 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 249), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Lule Burgas is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1445532, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lule Burgas, revision 1384676015, 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.