Passage: After the battle of Kirk Kilisse the Bulgarian high command decided to wait a few days, a decision which allowed the Ottoman forces to occupy a new defensive position on the Lüleburgaz-Karaağaç-Pınarhisar line. Despite this, the Bulgarian attack by the First and Third Army which together accounted for 107,386 rifleman, 3,115 cavalry, 116 machine guns and 360 artillery pieces defeated the reinforced Ottoman Army consisting of 126,000 riflemen, 3,500 cavalry, 96 machine guns and 342 artillery pieces and reached the Sea of Marmara. In terms of forces engaged it was the largest battle fought in Europe between the end of the Franco-Prussian War and the beginning of the First World War. As a result of it the Ottoman forces were pushed to their final defensive position across the Çatalca Line protecting the peninsula on which Constantinople is located. There they succeeded in stabilizing the front with the help of fresh reinforcements from the Asian provinces. The line had been constructed during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-8 under the directions of a German engineer in Ottoman service, von Bluhm Pasha, but was considered obsolete by 1912. An epidemic of cholera spread among the Bulgarian soldiers after the Battle of Luleburgas - Bunarhisar.
How many artillery pieces and cavalry did the First and Third army have? How many artillery pieces and machine guns did the Bulgarians have in the First and Third Army? How many artillery pieces and machine guns did the First and Third army have? How many artillery pieces and rifleman did the First and Third army have? How many more cavalry and machine guns did the reinforced Ottoman Army have over the First and Third Army? How many more cavalry than artillery pieces did the First and Third army have? How many more rifleman did the reinforced Ottoman Army have compared to the First and Thrid Army during the Bulgarian attack? How many more riflemen did the Ottoman army have than the victorious Bulgarian army? How many years did the Russo-Turkish War last? How many years was the Çatalca Line relevant? What happened first: Franco-Prussian War or First World War? What happened first: battle of Kirk or wait a few days? What happened second: Franco-Prussian War or First World War? What happened second: battle of Kirk or wait a few days? Which army had a more numerous cavalry? Who had the most artilery pieces? Who had the most artillery, the Bulgarians or the Ottomans?