Battle of Morava
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| Battle of Morava | |||||||
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| Part of Serbian Campaign (World War I) | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Bulgaria | Serbia | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1st Army- 4 infantry divisions: 145,000 | 2nd Serbian army- 8 infantry divisions: c.200,000 | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| Unknown, probably light | 6,000 | ||||||
The battle of Morava occurred between 14 October 1915 and 9 November 1915 and the result was a defeat for the Serbian forces.
In the beginning due to the harsh weather and the tough terrain the Bulgarian advance was slow but despite the desperate resistance of the enemy, there was a breakthrough near Pirot in 10 days. The Serbs retreated to the Timok and the 1st Army began chasing them. The battle continued for 27 days and the Bulgarians penetrated up to 90 km deep in the enemy's territory. The Serbs lost 6,000 men; 60 guns and huge amount of military equipment.
