Battle of Kula

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Battle of the fortress of Kula
Part of Serbo–Bulgarian War
Date 3–4 November 1885 Location Kula, Principality of Bulgaria 43°53′20″N 22°31′20″E / 43.88889°N 22.52222°E / 43.88889; 22.52222 Result Serbian victory
Belligerents
Bulgaria	Serbia
Commanders and leaders
Alexander of Battenberg Gancho Georgiev (POW)	Milan Obrenović
Units involved
Royal Bulgarian Army Northern army [bg]	Royal Serbian Army Timoshka army [bg]
Casualties and losses
250 killed, wounded & captured during the battle 1,100 captured during retreat	130 killed and wounded

The Battle of Kula (Bulgarian: бой при Кула) was a military engagement between the Principality of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Serbia which took place on 4 November 1885. It was part of the Serbo–Bulgarian War, provoked by a Serbian invasion of Bulgaria. Bulgarian troops counterattacked the Serbs after they captured the town of Kula but suffered a defeat. With this battle, the Bulgarian plans for an advance to Zaječar were thwarted, and the Serbian road to Vidin was opened.