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Battle of Pirot
Part of Serbo-Bulgarian War

Street fighting in Pirot
Date26–27 November 1885[a]
Location
Pirot, Kingdom of Serbia
Result Bulgarian victory
Belligerents
Battle of Pirot Bulgaria Battle of Pirot Serbia
Commanders and leaders
Alexander I
Danail Nikolaev
Milan I
Petar Topalović
Units involved
Western Army Nišava Army
Strength
45,000[1]
80 guns
40,000[1]
84 guns
Casualties and losses
2,500 killed or wounded[1] 2,000 killed or wounded[1]

The Battle of Pirot (Bulgarian: Битка при Пирот Serbian: Битка код Пирота) took place during the Serbo-Bulgarian War between 26 and 27 November, 1885[a] near the town of Pirot, Serbia. The battle opposed the Bulgarian Western Corps to the Serbian Nišava Army and ended with a Bulgarian victory and the signing of an armistice. The battle led to the treaty of Bucharest ending the Serbo-Bulgarian War restoring peace between the two countries.

  1. ^ a b c d Harbottle, T.B. (2019). Dictionary of Battles: From the Earliest Date to the Present Time. Good Press. p. 199.

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