CASUALTY RECORD // October 23, 1912
Battle of Sarantaporo
Estimated casualties — killed, wounded, captured, and missing — by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Casualties by side
2 sides catalogued · combined 2,000 estimated
Greece
1,000
Medium-confidence figure
Ottoman Empire
1,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Sarantaporo was the first major engagement between Greek and Ottoman forces in the First Balkan War, fought at the Sarantaporo pass linking Thessaly with central Macedonia. Crown Prince Constantine's army initiated the assault against General Hasan Tahsin Pasha's defensive positions, opening the Greek drive into Macedonia at the outset of the conflict. As the initial test of Greek offensive capability against Ottoman defenses in the theater, the battle established the operational trajectory of Greece's campaign in Macedonia during the war. Both sides suffered approximately 1,000 casualties, reflecting the scale and intensity of the engagement relative to the battles that followed.
‹ Full battle dossier