Muhammad in Medina an ambush for the Meccans at Badr. Aware of the plan, the Meccan caravan eluded the Muslims. Meanwhile, a force from Mecca was sent to protect the caravan. The force did not return home upon hearing that the caravan was safe. The battle of Badr began in March 624. Though outnumbered more than three to one, the Muslims won the battle, killing at least forty-five Meccans and taking seventy prisoners for ransom; only fourteen Muslims died. They had also succeeded in killing many of the Meccan leaders, including Abu Jahl. Muhammad himself did not fight, directing the battle from a
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