ORDER OF BATTLE // June 21, 1913
Battle of Kilkis–Lahanas
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 192,937 estimated
Bulgaria
75,076
Medium-confidence figure
Greece
117,861
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Kilkis–Lahanas was a Greek victory over Bulgarian forces in Central Macedonia during the Second Balkan War, fought over the town of Kilkis. Greece fielded a substantially larger force—nearly 118,000 troops against Bulgaria's approximately 75,000—and sustained higher absolute casualties, though Bulgaria suffered a heavier proportional loss. The Greek success contributed to the broader Greek advance in Macedonia during the Second Balkan War, a conflict in which the former Balkan League allies turned against one another over the territorial distribution that followed the First Balkan War.
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Academic Journal
Hellenic Army General Staff Army History Directorate
Academic Journal
Military History
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