Atlas of Battles

battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Dojran

Battle of Dojran was a battle fought on 22 June 1913 at Dojran Lake, in what is now Greece; it lasted 1 day. It was part of Second Balkan War. The recorded result: Greek victory. Recorded strength: 2 infantry brigades against 2 divisions.

See it on the globe Read the article

Artillería griega en acción durante las Guerras Balcánicas.
Artillería griega en acción durante las Guerras Balcánicas.. Price, Crawfurd, b. 1881, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 June 1913lasted 1 day
WhereDojran Lake, Greece41.180N, 22.723E
OutcomeGreek victory
Belligerentsborder|22px BulgariaagainstGreece
Casualties and lossesHalf of forces killed, wounded, or captured (~2,000–4,000)and252 killed; 755 wounded
Part ofSecond Balkan War1913

Where it sits in Second Balkan War

Battle of Kilkis–Lahanas, 1913Battle of Dojran, 1913Battle of Knjaževac, 1913Battle of Bregalnica, 1913Battle of Kalimanci, 1913Battle of Kresna Gorge, 1913Siege of Adrianople, 191319131913Battle of Dojran, 1913
7 placed engagements of Second Balkan War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 June 1913
to 23 June 1913
PlaceDojran Lake, Greece
41.180N, 22.723E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength2 infantry brigades2 divisions
Casualties and lossesHalf of forces killed, wounded, or captured (~2,000–4,000)252 killed; 755 wounded
Commanders
  • Pravoslav Tenev
  • Konstantin Kavarnaliev
  • Hristo Pakov
  • Leonidas Paraskevopoulos
  • Konstantinos Damianos
Battle of DojranBattle of DojranBattle of DoiranBattle of DoiranBattle of DoiranBattle of KosturinoBattle of Kilkis–LahanasBattle of KosturinoBattle of Kilkis–LahanasThessalonikiSkopjeBitolaKateriniKyustendilXanthiPlovdivPrizren100 km41.180N, 22.723E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1913 and 1918.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1913

Battle of Dojran is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 529 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2888426, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Doiran (1913), revision 1381603956, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.