Battle of Lule-Burgas

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the principal battle of the Balkan Wars (1912); Bulgarian forces defeated the Turks
  Synonym: Lule Burgas

Battle of Lule-Burgas
Part of First Balkan War
Date 31 October to 3 November 1912 Location Lule Burgas, Turkey Result Decisive Bulgarian victory
Belligerents
Bulgaria	Ottoman Empire
Commanders
General Radko Dimitriev General Ivan Fichev	Abdullah Pasha
Strength
108,000 116 heavy guns; 360 guns[1]	130,000 300 guns[2]
Casualties and losses
2,536 killed, 17,000 wounded[3]	40,000 killed and wounded, 2,800 captured[4] 50 guns captured[5]

v • d • e First Balkan War Sarantaporo - Giannitsa - Kumanovo - Kirk Kilisse - Pente Pigadia - Prilep - Lule-Burgas - Chataldja - Sorovich - Bitola - Kaliakra - Elli - Bulair - Şarköy - Adrianople - Lemnos - Bizani - Shkoder

The Battle of Lule Burgas (Bulgarian: Битка при Люле-Бургас, Turkish: Lüleburgaz) was a battle between the Bulgarians and the Ottomans. The battle took place from the 31 October to 3 November 1912. The Bulgarian forces made the Ottomans retreat to Çatalca, 30 km from the Ottoman capital Istanbul.

1913-Luleburgaz: Pain of the soldiers

1913-Luleburgaz: Pain of the soldiers

Footnotes

1. ^ Фичев, И. Българското командъване през Балканската война 1912-1913, с.136
2. ^ ЦВА, ф.40, оп. 2, а.е. 126, л. 34
3. ^ Войната между България и Турция 1912-1913. 1, с.236
4. ^ Димитриев, P., цит. съч., с. 293, 296—298; Държавен вестник, № 242. 25. Х. 1912.
5. ^ ЦВА, ф.40, оп. 2, а.е. 126, 135

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