Battle of Slivnitsa

Battle of Slivnitsa
Part of the Serbo-Bulgarian War

Alexander of Battenberg on the battlefield of Dragoman
Date17 November 1885 – 19 November 1885
Location
Slivnitsa, Bulgaria
Result

Bulgarian victory

  • Bulgarian invasion of Serbia begins
  • Serbia calls on Austria Hungary for allied assistance before final surrender
Belligerents
 Bulgaria  Serbia
Commanders and leaders
Alexander I Milan I
Strength
12,000 in the beginning; 32,000 by 17 November 25,000 in the beginning; 40,000 by 17 November
Casualties and losses
1,800 2,100

The Battle of Slivnitsa (Bulgarian: Битка при Сливница, Serbian: Битка на Сливници) was a battle between the Bulgarian army and the Royal Serbian Army on 17–19 November 1885, in the Serbo-Bulgarian War. The Bulgarian victory solidified the unification between the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia.

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