Battle of Slivnitsa

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The Battle of Slivnitsa was a decisive 1885 engagement in the Serbo-Bulgarian War in which Bulgaria secured its unification and affirmed its military and political independence in the Balkans.

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Battle of Slivnitsa canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Captains vs. the Generals ⓘ
attackingForce Serbian Army ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Serbia ⓘ
Principality of Bulgaria ⓘ
category 1885 in Bulgaria ⓘ
Battles involving Bulgaria ⓘ
Battles involving Serbia ⓘ
Serbo-Bulgarian War ⓘ
commander Alexander of Battenberg ⓘ
Milan I of Serbia ⓘ
conflict Serbo-Bulgarian War ⓘ
country Bulgaria ⓘ
date 1885-11-17 ⓘ
decisiveFor outcome of the Serbo-Bulgarian War ⓘ
defendingForce Bulgarian Army ⓘ
endDate 1885-11-19 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
followedBy Bulgarian counteroffensive into Serbian territory ⓘ
hasAftermath armistice and subsequent peace treaty between Serbia and Bulgaria ⓘ
hasParticipant Bulgarian officers corps ⓘ
Serbian officers corps ⓘ
linked to: Serbian Army
historicalPeriod post-Congress of Berlin period ⓘ
impact affected balance of power in the Balkans ⓘ
strengthened Bulgaria’s international position ⓘ
weakened Serbian influence in the region ⓘ
involved artillery engagements ⓘ
defensive positions along the Slivnitsa heights ⓘ
infantry assaults ⓘ
locationRelativeTo near the town of Slivnitsa, west of Sofia ⓘ
notableFor Bulgarian numerical and organizational disadvantages ⓘ
Bulgarian use of field fortifications ⓘ
high morale of Bulgarian troops ⓘ
partOf Serbo-Bulgarian War ⓘ
place Slivnitsa ⓘ
precededBy Bulgarian unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia ⓘ
region Balkans ⓘ
result Bulgarian victory ⓘ
significance affirmed Bulgaria’s military independence ⓘ
affirmed Bulgaria’s political independence in the Balkans ⓘ
secured the unification of Bulgaria ⓘ
startDate 1885-11-17 ⓘ
strategicObjective defense of Sofia ⓘ
year 1885 ⓘ

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Bulgarian Army → notableConflict → Battle of Slivnitsa ⓘ
Serbo-Bulgarian War → majorBattle → Battle of Slivnitsa ⓘ