Conflict: | Battle of Şarköy |
Partof: | First Balkan War |
Date: | 9–11 February 1913 |
Place: | Şarköy, Gelibolu District, Adrianople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (present day: Şarköy, Turkey) |
Result: | Bulgarian victory |
Strength1: | Unknown |
Strength2: | 19,858 officers and men, 3,744 animals, 15,405 rifles, 16 machine guns, 48 artillery, 23,542 ammunition boxes[1] Naval: Torpedo cruiser Berk-i Satvet, cruiser Mecidiye, battleships Turgut Reis and Barbaros Hayreddin |
Casualties1: | Unknown |
Casualties2: | 882 killed, 1,842 wounded, 55 missing Total: 2,779[2] |
The Battle of Şarköy or Sarkoy 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.