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Battle of Şarköy

Battle of Şarköy was a battle fought in 1913 in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of First Balkan War, which ran from 1912 to 1913. The recorded result: Bulgarian victory.

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Fought1913
WhereTurkey40.613N, 27.114E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeBulgarian victory
BelligerentsBulgariaagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownand2,779 casualties; 882 killed; 1,842 wounded; 55 missing
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 Şarköy, 1913
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Record

Date1913 (year precision)
to 1913
PlaceTurkey
40.613N, 27.114E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
StrengthMacedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps; 2nd Thracian Division19,858 officers and men,; 3,744 animals, 15,405 rifles, 16 machine guns, 48 artillery, 23,542 ammunition boxes; Naval: Torpedo cruiser Berk-i Satvet, cruiser Mecidiye, battleships Turgut Reis and Barbaros Hayreddin
Casualties and lossesUnknown2,779 casualties; 882 killed; 1,842 wounded; 55 missing
Commanders
  • Stiliyan Kovachev
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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.

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Battle of Şarköy 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 Q3622710, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Şarköy, revision 1384676077, 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.