Battle of Pirot

Battle of Pirot
Part of Serbo-Bulgarian War

Street fighting in Pirot
Date26–27 November 1885[a]
Location
Pirot, Kingdom of Serbia
Result Bulgarian victory
Belligerents
 Bulgaria  Serbia
Commanders and leaders
Alexander I
Danail Nikolaev		 Milan I
Petar Topalović
Units involved
Western Army Nišava Army
Strength
45,000
80 guns		 40,000
84 guns
Casualties and losses
2,500 killed or wounded 2,000 killed or wounded

The Battle of Pirot (Bulgarian: Битка при Пирот Serbian: Битка код Пирота) took place between 26 and 27 November 1885[a], during the Serbo-Bulgarian War, near the town of Pirot, Serbia. The battle opposed the Bulgaria Western Corps to the Serbian Nišava Army. It ended with a Bulgarian victory and the signing of an armistice. The battle led to the treaty of Bucharest ending the Serbo-Bulgarian War, restoring peace between the two countries.

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