Battle of Badr April 624, it was reported in Medina that Abu Sufyan was leading a caravan from Syria to Mecca containing weapons to be used against the Muslims. Muhammad gathered 313 men and went to Badr to intercept the caravan. However, Meccan spies informed Abu Sufyan about the Muslims coming to intercept his caravan; Abu Sufyan changed his course to take another path to Mecca and sent a message to Mecca. Abu Jahl replied to Abu Sufyan's request and gathered an army to fight against the Muslims. Muhammad's forces included Abu Bakr, Umar, Ali, Hamza, Mus`ab ibn `Umair, Az-Zubair bin Al-'Awwam, Ammar
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