Battle of Bregalnica
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Over 20,000 killed or wounded | Total 16,620; of whom 3,000 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Bregalnica was fought between the Kingdom of Bulgaria army and the Kingdom of Serbia during the Second Balkan War from 30 June to 8 July. It was the largest battle of the war.
Gallery
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Telegram from Pašić to London, about the success of Timok Division suppressing Bulgarian troops in Krivolak. (June 24, 1913)
