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Battle of Mečkin Kamen

Battle of Mečkin Kamen was a battle fought on 12 August 1903 at Kruševo, in what is now North Macedonia. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 230 insurgents against Unknown (18,000 soldiers overall in the capture of Kruševo).

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Fought12 August 1903
WhereKruševo, North Macedonia41.367N, 21.233E
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsKruševo Republic; IMROagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and losses40 killedandUnknown

Record

Date12 August 1903
PlaceKruševo, North Macedonia
41.367N, 21.233E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength230 insurgentsUnknown (18,000 soldiers overall in the capture of Kruševo)
Casualties and losses40 killedUnknown
Commanders
  • Nikola Karev
  • Pitu Guli
  • Bahtiyar Paşa
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Battle of Mečkin Kamen is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 37 in present-day North Macedonia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3401248, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mečkin Kamen, revision 1379199618, 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.