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battle, notable, nineteenth century

Battle of Prilep

Battle of Prilep was a battle fought on 3 November 1912 at Prilep, in what is now North Macedonia; it lasted 2 days. It was part of First Balkan War, which ran from 1912 to 1913. The recorded result: Serbian victory. Recorded strength: 132,000 men; (in total) against 32,000 men.

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Превземането на Прилеп от сръбската армия през Балканската война в 1912 година. Сръбска пропагандна картичка
Превземането на Прилеп от сръбската армия през Балканската война в 1912 година. Сръбска пропагандна картичка. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought3 November 1912lasted 2 days
WherePrilep, North Macedonia41.344N, 21.553E
OutcomeSerbian victory
BelligerentsKingdom of SerbiaagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and losses2,000 killed and woundedand1,352 casualties; 300 killed; 900 wounded; 152 captured
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 Prilep, 1912
30 placed engagements of First Balkan War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date3 November 1912
to 5 November 1912
PlacePrilep, North Macedonia
41.344N, 21.553E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength132,000 men; (in total)32,000 men
Casualties and losses2,000 killed and wounded1,352 casualties; 300 killed; 900 wounded; 152 captured
Commanders
  • Zeki Pasha
Battle of PrilepBattle of PrilepBattle of Mečkin KamenBattle of SlivaBattle of DrenovoMonastir OffensiveBattle of MonastirBattle of Mečkin KamenBattle of SlivaBattle of DrenovoMonastir OffensiveBattle of MonastirThessalonikiSkopjeShkodërSeresKateriniKyustendilPrizrenTetovo100 km41.344N, 21.553E
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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: SERB 1ST ARMYDefender: TK ARMY OF MACEDONIA
Strength50,00020,000
Casualties3,000 (6.0%)6,000 (30.0%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1075
Outcomeattacker won
Duration2 days
Front width22 km10 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 250), 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 Prilep 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 Q3393985, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Prilep, revision 1384350739, 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.