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Battle of the Crna Bend (1916)

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Battle of the River Cherna
Part of the Balkans Theatre (World War I)
DateOctober - November, 1916
Location
River Cherna, Macedonia
Result Decisive Serbian Victory [1][2]
Belligerents
Bulgaria Bulgaria Serbia Serbia
Commanders and leaders
Bulgaria Ferdinand I Serbia Živojin Mišić
Strength
Several Divisions Several Divisions
Casualties and losses
heavy heavy

The Battle of the River Cherna was a two month long battle between the Serbian and Bulgarian Armies. After extremely heavy fighting and severe casualties on both sides, the Serbs emerged victorious and on the 19th of November entered Bitola.

References

  1. ^ Spencer Tucker, Priscilla Mary Roberts pp. 423
  2. ^ Todorov Kosta pp. 95
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