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Battle of Monastir

Battle of Monastir was a battle fought on 16 November 1912 at Monastir vilayet, in what is now North Macedonia; it lasted 3 days. It was part of First Balkan War, which ran from 1912 to 1913. The recorded result: Serbian victory. Recorded strength: 108,544 against 38,350.

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Fought16 November 1912lasted 3 days
WhereMonastir vilayet, North Macedonia41.033N, 21.340E
OutcomeSerbian victory
BelligerentsKingdom of SerbiaagainstOttoman 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 Monastir, 1912
30 placed engagements of First Balkan War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date16 November 1912
to 19 November 1912
PlaceMonastir vilayet, North Macedonia
41.033N, 21.340E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength108,54438,350
Casualties and losses2,660 casualties; 539 killed; 2,121 wounded11,200 casualties; 3,000 killed and wounded; 3,200 captured; 5,000 deserted
Commanders
Battle of MonastirBattle of MonastirBattle of BitolaMonastir OffensiveBattle of LerinBattle of FlorinaBattle of SetinaBattle of LerinBattle of FlorinaBattle of SetinaTiranaThessalonikiSkopjeShkodërDurrësKateriniPrizrenElbasan100 km41.033N, 21.340E
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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: SERB ARMY GROUPDefender: TK ARMY OF MACEDONIA
Strength120,00090,000
Casualties5,000 (4.2%)20,000 (22.2%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1072
Outcomeattacker won
Duration2 days
Front width37 km20 km
Attacker advanced6 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 251), 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 Monastir 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 Q3392743, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Monastir, revision 1385429836, 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.