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BATTLE // November 3, 1912

Battle of Adrianople

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Significance

The structured facts describe a Bulgarian-Ottoman engagement at Adrianople in November 1912 during the First Balkan War, but the supplied overview text describes a entirely different battle — the 378 AD engagement between Emperor Valens and Gothic forces under Fritigern. Because the overview does not correspond to the battle identified in the structured facts, there is insufficient grounded source material from which to write a reliable significance entry for the 1912 Battle of Adrianople.

Forces & casualties

Troop strength

  • Tsardom of Bulgaria106,425
    medium
  • Ottoman Empire60,000–75,000
    medium

Tsardom of Bulgaria fielded a 1.6 : 1 numerical advantage

Casualties

  • Tsardom of Bulgaria1,298
    medium1% loss rate
  • Ottoman Empire7,000
    medium10% loss rate

Commanders (5)

Tsardom of Bulgaria

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