Battle of Şarköy

Battle of Şarköy
Part of First Balkan War
Date9–11 February 1913
Location
Şarköy, Gelibolu District, Adrianople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire
(present day: Şarköy, Turkey)
Result Bulgarian victory
Belligerents
Bulgaria Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Stiliyan Kovachev Major Enver Bey
Strength
Unknown 19,858 officers and men,
3,744 animals, 15,405 rifles, 16 machine guns, 48 artillery, 23,542 ammunition boxes
Naval:
Torpedo cruiser Berk-i Satvet, cruiser Mecidiye, battleships Turgut Reis and Barbaros Hayreddin
Casualties and losses
Unknown 882 killed, 1,842 wounded, 55 missing
Total: 2,779

The Battle of Şarköy or Şarköy 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 defeated by the Bulgarians at the Battles of Bulair and Şarköy.

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