Battle of Kula
| Battle of the fortress of Kula | |||||||
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| Part of Serbo–Bulgarian War | |||||||
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| Bulgaria | Serbia | ||||||
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Alexander of Battenberg Gancho Georgiev (POW) | Milan Obrenović | ||||||
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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250 killed, wounded & captured during the battle 1,100 captured during retreat | 130 killed and wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Kula (Bulgarian: бой при Кула) was a military engagement between the Principality of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Serbia which took place on 4 November 1885. It was part of the Serbo–Bulgarian War, provoked by a Serbian invasion of Bulgaria. Bulgarian troops counterattacked the Serbs after they captured the town of Kula but suffered a defeat. With this battle, the Bulgarian plans for an advance to Zaječar were thwarted, and the Serbian road to Vidin was opened.