Battle of Şarköy | |||||||
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Part of First Balkan War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Bulgaria | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Gen. Stiliyan Kovachev | Major Enver bey | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Officers and Men: 19,858, Animal: 3,744, Rifles: 15,405, Machine Guns: 16, Artillery: 48, Ammunition Boxes: 23,542[1] Torpedo cruiser Berk-i Satvet Cruiser Mecidiye Battleship Turgut Reis Battleship Barbaross Hayreddin[1] |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
Light | 1,000 killed and wounded, 450 captured, 2 ships sunk |
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The Battle of Şarköy or Sarkoy operation (Bulgarian: Битка при Шаркьой, Turkish: Şarköy Çıkarması) took place between 9 and 11 February 1913 during the First Balkan War between Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans attempted a counter-attack, but were crushed by the Bulgarians at Battles of Bulair and Şarköy.