Siege of Adrianople
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The Siege of Adrianople was a major World War I Bulgarian and Ottoman confrontation in 1912–1913 during the First Balkan War, marked by intense artillery bombardment and trench warfare around the fortified city of Adrianople (Edirne).
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the First Balkan War
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military operation ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Edirne Kuşatması
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siege of Edirne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackingForce |
Bulgarian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serbian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Bulgaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| commanderForBulgaria |
Georgi Vazov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nikola Ivanov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderForOttomanEmpire | Mehmed Şükrü Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | First Balkan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Kingdom of Bulgaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1913 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Treaty of London (1913) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonSide | Ottoman Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
assault on heavily fortified defensive lines
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use of heavy siege artillery ⓘ |
| objective | capture of the fortified city of Adrianople ⓘ |
| opponent | Ottoman garrison of Adrianople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | First Balkan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place |
Adrianople
NERFINISHED
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Edirne NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ottoman defense of Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConflict | Balkan Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Bulgarian advance in Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Bulgarian and Serbian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to Ottoman loss of most European territories
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demonstrated effectiveness of modern siege tactics ⓘ |
| startDate | 1912 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access route to Constantinople
ⓘ
control of Thrace ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Balkan theater of World War I era conflicts ⓘ |
| typeOfFortification | fortified city ⓘ |
| usedMilitaryTechnology |
heavy artillery
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machine guns ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType |
artillery bombardment
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trench warfare ⓘ |
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