Battle of Slivnitsa

Battle of Slivnitsa
	Part of the Serbo-Bulgarian War
	; Alexander of Battenberg on the battlefield of Dragoman
Date	17 November 1885 – 19 November 1885
Location	Slivnitsa, Bulgaria
Result	Bulgarian victory Bulgarian invasion of Serbia begins; Serbia calls on Austria Hungary for allied assistance before final surrender;
Belligerents
Bulgaria	Serbia
Commanders and leaders
Alexander I	Milan I
Strength
12,000 in the beginning; 32,000 by 17 November	25,000 in the beginning; 40,000 by 17 November
Casualties and losses
1,800	2,100

The Battle of Slivnitsa (Bulgarian: Битка при Сливница, Serbian: Битка на Сливници) was a victory of the Bulgarian army over the Serbians on 17–19 November 1885 in the Serbo-Bulgarian War. It solidified the unification between the Kingdom of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia.

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