Battle of Bulair
| Battle of Bulair | |||||||
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| Part of First Balkan War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Bulgaria | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Georgi Todorov |
Enver Pasha Mustafa Kemal Ali Fethi Pasha | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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10,000 soldiers 13 companies 3 squadrons 24 machine guns 36 guns |
37,355 soldiers 21 camps 1 squadron 12 warships 78 guns | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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114 dead 437 wounded |
6,000 dead 10,000 injured | ||||||
The Battle of Bulair (Bulgarian: Битка при Була ир, Turkish: Bolayır Muharebesi) took place on 8 February 1913 (O.S. 26 January 1913) between the Bulgarian Seventh Rila Infantry Division under General Georgi Todorov and the Ottoman 27th Infantry Division. The result was a Bulgarian victory. Lack of communication between the Ottoman Vanguard and their landing force and stubbornness of Enver Pasha against the combined criticism from officers Ali Fethi and Mustafa Kemal against his plans costed the Ottoman 27th Brigade their full offensive capabilities. As a result, Ottoman Army could not conduct any further large-scale offensives to relieve the Siege of Edirne.