Battle of Şarköy explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Edward J. Erickson, Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913, Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 263.
  2. Turgut Özakman: Vahidettin, M. Kemal ve milli mücadele: yalanlar, yanlışlar, yutturmacalar, Bilgi Yayınevi, 1997,, page 91-93