Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas was a major engagement of the Second Balkan War in June 1913, in which Greek forces decisively defeated the Bulgarian army, securing Greek control over much of Macedonia.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Kilkis-Lahanas NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
BulgarianCasualties	several thousand killed, wounded, and captured ⓘ
casualties	heavy on both sides ⓘ
cause	territorial disputes over Macedonia between Greece and Bulgaria ⓘ
commanderForBulgaria	Nikola Ivanov NERFINISHED ⓘ
commanderForGreece	Crown Prince Constantine of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Ioannis Metaxas NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Second Balkan War NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryInvolved	Kingdom of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ
date	June 1913 ⓘ
endDate	1913-06-21 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Doiran (1913) NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek advance toward Gevgelija ⓘ
forceType	Bulgarian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
front	Macedonian front NERFINISHED ⓘ
GreekCasualties	several thousand killed and wounded ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ
location	Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ near Kilkis ⓘ near Lachanas ⓘ northern Greece ⓘ
militaryObjective	break Bulgarian defensive line north of Thessaloniki ⓘ secure Greek control of Macedonia ⓘ
outcome	decisive Greek victory ⓘ
partOf	Second Balkan War NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Bulgarian surprise attacks on Greek positions in Macedonia ⓘ
relatedTo	Balkan Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Greek–Bulgarian relations ⓘ
result	Greek victory ⓘ
resultingControl	Kilkis captured by Greek forces ⓘ Lachanas captured by Greek forces ⓘ central Macedonia under Greek control ⓘ
significance	decisive for postwar borders in Aegean Macedonia ⓘ largest battle fought by the Greek Army in the Balkan Wars ⓘ
startDate	1913-06-19 ⓘ
strategicEffect	forced Bulgarian retreat from central Macedonia ⓘ secured Greek control over much of Macedonia ⓘ
tacticalCharacteristic	frontal assaults against fortified Bulgarian positions ⓘ intensive artillery preparation by Greek forces ⓘ
theatre	Balkan theatre of World War I era conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Kilkis (regional unit) → historicalEventSite → Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas ⓘ

Kilkis → historicalEvent → Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas ⓘ