Battle of Lule Burgas

The Battle of Lule Burgas or Battle of Luleburgas – Bunarhisar took place between the Kingdom of Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire and was the bloodiest battle of the First Balkan War. The battle took place from 28 October to 2 November 1912. The outnumbered Bulgarian forces made the Ottomans retreat to Çatalca line, 30 km from the Ottoman capital Constantinople. In terms of forces engaged it was the largest battle fought in Europe between the end of the Franco-Prussian War and the beginning of the First World War.

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Battle of Sakiz-Keuy
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1912 Battle of Lule Burgas

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896 Battle of Boulgarophygon

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970 Battle of Arcadiopolis

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1194 Battle of Arcadiopolis

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A very memorable photo from the bayonet charge at Lule Burgas 1912

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Türk askerleri yürüyüşteyken-lüleburgaz muharebesi

Jaroslav Věšín - The Turkish retreat of Lüleburgaz (1914)

La retraite des troupes turques après la bataille de Lüle-Bourgas - photographie de presse - Agence Rol - btv1b6922126m

Battle of Sakiz-Keuy (i.e., Sakizkoy) LCCN2014691240

Bulgarian postcard for the Battle of Lule Burgas, 1912

Ottoman troops in retreat from Lule Burgas across the bridge at Karisdiran

Bulgarian postcard for the Battle of Lule Burgas, 1912

Albanian Militia and Serbian Tactics in The Battle of Lumë (in Turkish Language)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	896	Battle of Boulgarophygon	Byzantine Empire, battle, First Bulgarian Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	970	Battle of Arcadiopolis	Hungarians, Byzantine Empire, battle, Bulgarians, Pechenegs, Kievan Rus'	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1194	Battle of Arcadiopolis	Byzantine Empire, battle, Second Bulgarian Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1912	Battle of Lule Burgas	Ottoman Empire, battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Babaeski Jandarma Karakolu	historic building, outpost, public building	Wikidata
site	fort		Pınarhisar Castle	fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		A very memorable photo from the bayonet charge at Lule Burgas 1912		Commons
commons	image		1913-illustrazione-Italiana-Croce-Rossa-italiana-a-Lule-Burgas		Commons
commons	image		Türk askerleri yürüyüşteyken-lüleburgaz muharebesi		Commons
commons	image		Jaroslav Věšín - The Turkish retreat of Lüleburgaz (1914)		Commons
commons	image		La retraite des troupes turques après la bataille de Lüle-Bourgas - photographie de presse - Agence Rol - btv1b6922126m		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Sakiz-Keuy (i.e., Sakizkoy) LCCN2014691240		Commons
commons	image		Bulgarian postcard for the Battle of Lule Burgas, 1912		Commons
commons	image		Ottoman troops in retreat from Lule Burgas across the bridge at Karisdiran		Commons
commons	image		Bulgarian postcard for the Battle of Lule Burgas, 1912		Commons
commons	image		Albanian Militia and Serbian Tactics in The Battle of Lumë (in Turkish Language)		Commons