CASUALTY RECORD // January 1, 1913
Battle of Bizani
Estimated casualties — killed, wounded, captured, and missing — by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Casualties by side
1 sides catalogued · combined 2,800 estimated
Ottoman Empire
2,800
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Bizani was fought in Epirus during the final stage of the First Balkan War, centering on the fortified positions at Bizani that controlled access to Ioannina, the largest city in the region. Greek forces numbering approximately 41,000 faced an Ottoman garrison of around 35,000. Ottoman casualties reached 2,800. The fall of the Bizani forts opened the way to Ioannina, making this engagement the decisive action that determined Greek control over Epirus in the closing phase of the war.
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