The Battle of Kosturino
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The Battle of Kosturino
Year: 1915
Location: Kosturino, Serbia
Period: Third Bulgarian State
Ruler: Ferdinand
The Battle of Kosturino was a First World War engagement between Bulgarian forces and French and British Entente troops near the village of Kosturino in Vardar Macedonia from 6 to 12 December 1915. It took place during the early stages of the Salonika Front in the Balkan theatre.
British casualties in the battle and subsequent retreat totalled 1,209: ninety-nine killed, 386 wounded and 724 missing. French losses were 1,804 killed, wounded and missing. Bulgarian casualties are thought to have been much higher than those of the Entente, with at least four hundred killed on 9 December alone.
The battle ended in a Bulgarian victory.
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