Battle of Uhud town from which many of the Muslims had previously emigrated. The Battle of Uhud was the second military encounter between the Meccans and the Muslims, preceded by the Battle of Badr in 624, where a small Muslim army had defeated a larger Meccan army. Marching out from Mecca towards Medina on 10 December AD 624, the Meccans desired to avenge their losses at Badr and strike back at Muhammad and his followers. The Muslims readied for war soon afterwards and the two armies fought on the slopes and plains of Mount Uhud. Whilst outnumbered, the Muslims gained the early initiative
Order of battle of the Bulgarian Army in the Second Balkan War Order of battle of the Bulgarian Army in the Second Balkan War The following is the Bulgarian Order of Battle at the start of the Second Balkan War as of . This order of battle includes all combat units, including engineer and artillery units, but not medical, supply, signal, border guard and garrison units. During First Balkan War Bulgaria mobilized 599,878 men out of a total male population of 1,914,160. Final victory over the Ottoman Empire however came at the cost of some 33,000 killed and 50,000 wounded soldiers while many others were affected by the spread of cholera and