4 infantry divisions 35,000 soldiers Unknown number of irregulars 162 guns
Casualties and losses
500 killed and wounded[1]
2,800 killed[1][2][3]
8,600 captured
1,000 officers, 32,000 soldiers surrendered and 108 guns captured[4][a][5]
Total: 44,508
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Bizani
The Battle of Bizani (Greek: Μάχη του Μπιζανίου, Máchi tou Bizaníou; Turkish: Bizani Muharebesi) took place in Epirus on 4–6 March [O.S. 19–21 February] 1913. The battle was fought between Greek and Ottoman forces during the last stages of the First Balkan War, and revolved around the forts of Bizani, which covered the approaches to Ioannina, the largest city in the region.
At the outbreak of the war, the Hellenic Army on the Epirus front did not have the numbers to initiate an offensive against the German-designed defensive positions in Bizani. However, after the campaign in Macedonia was over, many Greek troops were redeployed to Epirus, where Crown Prince Constantine himself assumed command. In the battle that followed the Ottoman positions were breached and Ioannina taken. Despite having a slight numerical advantage, this was not the decisive factor in the Greek victory. Rather, "solid operational planning" by the Greeks was key as it helped them implement a well-coordinated and executed assault that did not allow the Ottoman forces time to react.[3] Furthermore, the bombardment of Ottoman positions was the heaviest in world history up to that time.[6][citation needed]
^ abHall (2014), p. 153.
^Hooton (2017).
^ abErickson (2003), p. 304.
^ abMilitary Museum of War 1912-13 - History.
^Like Today on 21/02/1913.
^ Joachim G. Joachim, Bibliopolis, 2000, Ioannis Metaxas: The Formative Years 1871-1922, p 131.
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