Battle of Kalimanci
1913 battle fought during the Second Balkan War
The Battle of Kalimanci (Bulgarian: Битка при Калиманци, Serbian: Битка код Калиманаца) was fought between the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Bulgaria during the Second Balkan War. The battle started on the 18th and ended on the 19th of July 1913.
The Bulgarian Army stopped the Serbian Army from pushing them out of Macedonia and joining up with the Greek Army downstream of the river Struma. The battle ended in an important Bulgarian defensive victory.
Background
At the Battle of Bregalnica, fought 30 June – 8 July 1913, the Bulgarian army was severely defeated by the Serbian Army.
Battle
On 13 July 1913, General Mihail Savov assumed control of the 4th and 5th Bulgarian armies. The Bulgarians then entrenched themselves into strong defensive-positions around the village of Kalimanci, near the Bregalnica River in the northeastern part of Macedonia.
On 18 July, the Serbian 3rd Army attacked, closing in on the Bulgarian positions. The Serbs threw hand grenades at their enemies in an attempt to dislodge the Bulgarians, who were sheltered 40 feet away. The Bulgarians held firm, and on several occasions they allowed the Serbs to advance.
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