Battle of Kresna Gorge

Battle of Kresna Gorge
Part of Second Balkan War
A Greek lithograph depicting Major Velissariou leading the 1st Evzone Regiment during the battle by Sotiris Christidis
Date 21–31 July [O.S. 8–18 July] 1913 Location Kresna Gorge, Bulgaria 41°48′03.19″N 23°09′34.93″E / 41.8008861°N 23.1597028°E / 41.8008861; 23.1597028 Result Stalemate (truce) Greek army advances through the Kresna gorge. Greek advance towards Sofia halted
Belligerents
Bulgaria	Greece
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Mihail Savov Gen. Nikola Ivanov	King Constantine I
Strength
110 battalions[citation needed]	80 battalions[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	10,000 killed, wounded, or captured[1]

The Battle of Kresna Gorge was fought in 1913 between the Greeks and the Bulgarians during the Second Balkan War. The battle was fought over an eleven-day period, between 8–18 July, over a front of 20 km, in a maze of forests and mountains. The battle marked the last phase of Greek advances into Bulgarian territory before the ceasefire and the peace treaty.