Battle of Sorovich

Battle of Sorovich
Part of the First Balkan War
Panorama of Ekshi Su (Xino Nero) c. 1916
Date 2–6 November [O.S. 21–24 October] 1912 Location Sorovich, Monastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (now Amyntaio, Greece) 40°25′N 21°25′E / 40.41°N 21.41°E / 40.41; 21.41 Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Greece	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Dimitrios Matthaiopoulos	Hasan Rıza Pasha[1]
Units involved
5th Infantry Division	16th Infantry Division 17th Infantry Division 18th Infantry Division
Strength
7,080	20,000
Casualties and losses
211 killed 320 wounded 22 missing in action 10 captured	Unknown
Sorovich class=notpageimage| Location of the battle in present day Greece

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 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).