Battle of Bregalnica
The Battle of Bregalnica was fought between the armies of the Kingdom of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Serbia during the Second Balkan War from 30 June to 8 July. It was the largest battle of the war.
| Battle of Bregalnica | |||||||
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| Part of the Second Balkan War | |||||||
Sketch plan of the battle. Left: front on 30 June and Serbian attacks on 1 and 2 July. Right: Attacks of the Serbian 1st Army on 3 and 4 July and of the Serbian 3rd Army on 6–8 July. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Bulgaria |
Serbia Montenegro | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gen. Mihail Savov Gen. Stiliyan Kovachev Gen. Radko Dimitriev |
Field Marshal Radomir Putnik Gen. Petar Bojović Prince Aleksandar Karađorđević Gen. Živojin Mišić Serdar Janko Vukotić Krsto Popović | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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4th Bulgarian Army - 116,000 men with 210 guns 5th Bulgarian Army - 68,000 men with 118 guns Total: 184,000 people (100 Infantry Battalions, 6 Cavalry Regiments, 63 Artillery Batteries) |
1st Serbian Army - 105,000 men with 145 guns 3rd Serbian Army - 70,000 men with 97 guns Montenegrin Division - 10,000 men and 6000 volunteers from the Volunteer Brigade Total; 191,000 people (104 Infantry Battalions, 34 Cavalry Companies, 62 Artillery Batteries) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Over 20,000 killed or wounded | Total 16,620; of whom 3,000 killed | ||||||
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