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Battle of Knjaževac

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Battle of Knjaževac
Part of the Second Balkan War
Date4–7 July 1913
Location
Result Bulgarian victory
Belligerents
 Kingdom of Bulgaria  Kingdom of Serbia
Commanders and leaders
Tsardom of Bulgaria (1908–1946) Vasil Kutinchev Kingdom of Serbia Vukoman Aračić
Strength
56,689 men, 108 guns[1] 40,000 men, 68 guns[2]
Casualties and losses
280 dead
820 wounded[3]
unknown

The Battle of Knjaževac took place during the Second Balkan War, fought between the Bulgarian and the Serbian army in July 1913. It ended with the capture of the Serbian city by the Bulgarian 1st Army.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Кратък обзор на бойния състав, организацията, попълването и мобилизацията на българската армия , pag. 92-93;Държавно военно издателство,София 1961
  2. ^ The Serbian and Greek Armies at the beginning of the Interallied War
  3. ^ a b Hall, Richard (2000). The Balkan Wars, 1912-1913: Prelude to the First World War. Routledge. p. 116. ISBN 0-415-22946-4.

Sources

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  • Hall, Richard C. (2000). The Balkan Wars, 1912–1913: Prelude to the First World War. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-22946-4.