Battle of Doiran (1913)

Battle of Doiran
	Part of Second Balkan War
	; Houses destroyed by the Bulgarians at Doiran c. 1913
Date	22–23 June 1913
Location	Lake Doiran, Tsardom of Bulgaria (now Greece and Republic of North Macedonia)
Result	Greek victory
Belligerents
Bulgaria	Greece
Commanders and leaders
Pravoslav Tenev; Konstantin Kavarnaliev †; Hristo Pakov	Leonidas Paraskevopoulos; (10th division); Konstantinos Damianos; (3rd division)
Units involved
2nd Army	3rd Division; 10th Division
Strength
2 infantry brigades	2 divisions
Casualties and losses
Half of forces killed, wounded, or captured (~2,000-4,000)	252 killed; 755 wounded

The Battle of Doiran was a battle of the Second Balkan War, fought between the Bulgaria and Greece. The battle took place in June 1913.

The Hellenic Army, after the victory at Kilkis-Lachanas, continued their advance north and successfully engaged the Bulgarians at Lake Doiran. The Bulgarian army had retreated to the lake, after having destroyed the bridges of Strymon River and burned the town of Serres. As a result of their subsequent defeat, the Bulgarian forces retreated further north.

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