Battle of Lule Burgas

Date	28 October – 2 November 1912
Location	Burgos, Kirk Kilisse District, Adrianople Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (present day: Lüleburgaz;Bunarhisar, Turkey)
Result	Decisive Bulgarian victory

Belligerents

Bulgaria

Ottoman Empire

Commanders and leaders

Gen. Radko Dimitriev

Gen. Ivan Fichev

Gen. Vasil Kutinchev

Gen. Kliment Boyadzhiev

Gen. Pavel Hristov

Gen. Pravoslav Tenev

Gen. Stoyu Bradistilov

Kölemen Abdullah Pasha

Mahmut Muhtar Pasha

Strength

108,000
116 machine guns; 360 guns

130,000
300 guns

Casualties and losses

2,536 killed,
17,000 wounded

22,000 killed and wounded
2,800 captured
50 guns captured

The Battle of Lule Burgas (Turkish: Lüleburgaz Muharebesi) or Battle of Luleburgas – Bunarhisar (Bulgarian: Битка при Люлебургас – Бунархисар , Turkish: Lüleburgaz – Pınarhisar Muharebesi) was a battle between the Kingdom of Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. The battle took place from the 28 October to 2 November 1912. The outnumbered Bulgarian forces made the Ottomans retreat to Çatalca line, 30 km from the Ottoman capital Constantinople. In terms of forces engaged it was the largest battle fought in Europe between the end of the Franco-Prussian War and the beginning of the First World War

Following the quick Bulgarian victory on the Petra – Seliolu – Geckenli line and the capture of Kirk Kilisse (Kırklareli), the Ottoman forces retreated in disorder to the east and south. The Bulgarian Second Army under the command of gen. Nikola Ivanov besieged Adrianople (Edirne) but the First and Third armies failed to chase the retreating Ottoman forces. Thus the Ottomans were allowed to re-group and took new defensive positions along the Lule Burgas – Bunar Hisar line. The Bulgarian Third Army under gen. Radko Dimitriev reached the Ottoman lines on October 28. The attack began the same day by the army's three divisions – 5th Danubian Infantry Division (commander major-gen. Pavel Hristov) on the left flank, 4th Preslav Infantry Division (major-gen. Kliment Boyadzhiev) in the centre and 6th Bdin Infantry Division (major-gen. Pravoslav Tenev) on the right flank. By the end of the day 6th Division captured the town of Lule Burgas. With the arrival of First Army on the battlefield the following day, attacks continued along the entire front but were met with fierce resistance and even limited counter-attacks by the Ottomans. Heavy and bloody battles occurred on the next two days and the casualties were high on both sides. At the cost of heavy losses, the Bulgarian Fourth and 5th Division managed to push the Ottomans back and gained 5km of land in their respective sectors of the frontline on October 30.

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