CASUALTY RECORD // July 19, 1913
Battle of Kalimanci
Estimated casualties — killed, wounded, captured, and missing — by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Casualties by side
2 sides catalogued · combined 4,900 estimated
Kingdom of Bulgaria
2,400
Medium-confidence figure
Kingdom of Serbia
2,500
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Kalimanci was fought between the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Bulgaria during the Second Balkan War, taking place over two days on 18–19 July 1913. The engagement produced roughly comparable losses on both sides, with Bulgarian forces suffering approximately 2,400 casualties and Serbian forces approximately 2,500. The battle occurred within the broader context of the Second Balkan War, in which former allies of the First Balkan War turned against Bulgaria over the partition of Macedonia. Kalimanci's near-equal attrition figures reflect the intensity of the fighting without indicating a clear operational advantage for either side in the historical record.
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