Battle of Sorovich 1912
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 2 November 1912 – 6 November 1912 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1912 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | Greece | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | First Balkan War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Ottoman Empire | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 40.6787, 21.6472 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Sorovich (Greek: Μάχη του Σόροβιτς, Turkish: Soroviç Muharebesi) took place between 21–24 October 1912 (O.S.). It was fought between Greek and Ottoman forces during the First Balkan War, and revolved around the Sorovich (Amyntaio) area. The 5th Greek Division which had been advancing through western Macedonia separately from the bulk of the Greek Army of Thessaly, was attacked outside the village of Zabardeni (Lofoi) and fell back to Sorovich. It found itself to be heavily outnumbered by an opposing Ottoman force.
After withstanding repeated attacks between 22 and 23 October, the division was routed on the early morning of 24 October after Ottoman machine gunners struck its flank in an early morning surprise attack. The Greek defeat at Sorovich resulted in the Serbian capture of the contested city of Monastir (Bitola).
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Sorovich (revision 1370274571), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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