Military career of Muhammad possessions and wealth left behind when they migrated from Mecca were stolen). The Muslims declared that the raids were justified and that God gave them permission to defend against the Meccans' persecution of Muslims. In March 15, 624, Muhammad faced the Meccans in a first pitched battle, the Battle of Badr. The prelude revolved around Muhammad's plan to raid a major Meccan caravan which was on its way from Syria to Mecca. It was of monumental size, composing 1000 camels transporting tens of thousands of Dinars, and was escorted by 70 horseman. Attacking this caravan would have forced Mecca into
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