battle, notable, nineteenth century

Battle of Pirot

Name: Battle of Pirot
Location: Serbia

Battle of Pirot was a battle fought in 1885 in what is now Serbia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Serbo-Bulgarian War. The recorded result: Bulgarian victory. Recorded strength: 45,000; 80 guns against 40,000; 84 guns.

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Fought1885

WhereSerbia43.152N, 22.585E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeBulgarian victory

BelligerentsPrincipality of BulgariaagainstKingdom of Serbia

Casualties and losses2,500 killed or woundedand2,000 killed or wounded

Part ofSerbo-Bulgarian War

Record

Date	1885 (year precision)
Place	Serbia 43.152N, 22.585E
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	45,000; 80 guns	40,000; 84 guns
Casualties and losses	2,500 killed or wounded	2,000 killed or wounded
Commanders	Alexander of Battenberg Danail Nikolaev	Milan I of Serbia Petar Topalović

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Kunovica 1444, 33 km W
Battle of Slivnitsa 1885, 47 km SE
Battle of Knjaževac 1913, 53 km NW
Battle of Čegar 1809, 57 km NW
Battle of Naissus AD 268, 58 km W

In the same war

Before: Battle of Slivnitsa 17 November 1885

Elsewhere in 1885

Battle of Pirot is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 100 in present-day Serbia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3658001, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pirot, revision 1384112910, 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.