Battle of Morava
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| Battle of Morava | |||||||
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| Part of Serbian Campaign (World War I) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Bulgaria |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 1st Army- 4 infantry divisions: 145,000 | 2nd Serbian army- 8 infantry divisions: c.200,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 6,000 | ||||||
The battle of Morava occurred between 14 October 1915 and 9 November 1915 when Serbia, already fighting with Austro-Hungary was also attacked by Austro-Hungary and Germany's ally, Bulgaria. The result of the battle was a defeat for the more numerous Serbian forces.
In the beginning due to the harsh weather and the tough terrain the Bulgarian advance was slow but despite the desperate resistance of the defenders, there was a Bulgarian breakthrough near Pirot in 10 days and the Serbs retreated to the Timok and the Bulgarian 1st Army chased them.
The battle continued for 27 days and the Bulgarians penetrated up to 90 km deep into the enemy's territory. The Serbs lost 6,000 men; 60 guns and huge amount of military equipment.
