The Chataldja Army or Çatalca Army of the
Ottoman Empire
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(
Turkish
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: ''Çatalca Ordusu'') was one of the
field armies
A field army (also known as numbered army or simply army) is a military formation in many armed forces, composed of two or more corps. It may be subordinate to an army group. Air armies are the equivalent formations in air forces, and fleets ...
of the
Ottoman Army
The Military of the Ottoman Empire () was the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire. It was founded in 1299 and dissolved in 1922.
Army
The Military of the Ottoman Empire can be divided in five main periods. The foundation era covers the years ...
. It was formed after Ottoman retreat to the Chataldja line during the
First Balkan War
The First Balkan War lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and involved actions of the Balkan League (the Kingdoms of Kingdom of Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Kingdom of Serbia, Serbia, Kingdom of Greece, Greece and Kingdom of Montenegro, Montenegro) agai ...
. It confronted
Bulgarian forces. It was organized from units of dissolved
First Eastern Army and
Second Eastern Army on November 7, 1912.
First Balkan War
November 17, 1912
On November 17, 1912, the army was structured as follows:
[Edward J. Erickson, ''Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913'', Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 128.]
*
I Corps (Commander:
Ferik Ömer Yaver Pasha
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)
**
2nd Division,
3rd Division
**South Wing Detachment
*I Provisional Reserve Corps (Ferik Abuk Ahmed Pasha)
**
29th Division,
**Ergli Redif Division, Kayseri Redif Division
*
II Corps 2nd Corps, Second Corps, or II Corps may refer to:
France
* 2nd Army Corps (France)
* II Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars
* II Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French ...
(Commander: Ferik Hamdi Pasha)
**
4th Division In military terms, 4th Division may refer to:
Infantry divisions
*4th (Quetta) Division, British Indian Army
* 4th Alpine Division Cuneense, Italy
* 4th Blackshirt Division (3 January), Italy
*4th Canadian Division
*4th Division (Australia)
* 4th ...
,
5th Division In military terms, 5th Division may refer to:
Infantry divisions
*5th Division (Australia)
* 5th Division (People's Republic of China)
* 5th Division (Colombia)
* Finnish 5th Division (Continuation War)
* 5th Light Cavalry Division (France)
* 5th ...
,
12th Division
**South Wing Detachment
*II Provisional Reserve Corps (Commander:
Mirliva
''Mirliva'' or ''Mîr-i livâ'' was a military rank of the Ottoman Army and Navy. It corresponds to brigadier general ( modern Turkish: ''Tuğgeneral'') and division general ( modern Turkish: ''Tümgeneral'') in the modern Turkish Army. ''M ...
Çürüksulu Mahmud Pasha
Çürüksulu Mahmud Pasha (; 1864 – 31 July 1931), was an Ottoman army general and statesman of ethnic Georgian background.
Early life and career
Mahmud Pasha was born in 1864 in Kobuleti, then part of the Ottoman Empire known by its T ...
)
**
30th Division
**Amasya Redif Division, Yozgat Redif Division, Samsun Redif Division
*
III Corps
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* I ...
(Commander: Ferik
Mahmud Muhtar Pasha
Mahmud Muhtar Pasha also spelled Mahmut Muhtar Pasha (; 1867 – 15 March 1935), known as Mahmut Muhtar Katırcıoğlu since 1934, was an Ottoman-born Turkish military officer and diplomat, the son of the Grand Vizier Ahmed Muhtar Pasha.
...
)
**
7th Division,
8th Division,
9th Division
**South Wing Detachment
*III Provisional Reserve Corps (Ferik Izzet Fuad Pasha)
**Selimiye Redif Division, Fatih Redif Division, Afyon Redif Division
*Chataldja Fortified Area and Artillery Command (Mirliva Ali Riza Pasha)
*Right Wing Artillery Area Command
*Center Area Artillery Command
*Left Wing Artillery Area Command
*
Independent Cavalry Brigade
Order of Battle, March 25, 1913
On March 25, 1913, the army was structured as follows:
[Edward J. Erickson, ''Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913'', Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 287.]
*Left Wing
**
X Corps 10th Corps, Tenth Corps, or X Corps may refer to:
France
* 10th Army Corps (France)
* X Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars
Germany
* X Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army
* ...
***
4th Division In military terms, 4th Division may refer to:
Infantry divisions
*4th (Quetta) Division, British Indian Army
* 4th Alpine Division Cuneense, Italy
* 4th Blackshirt Division (3 January), Italy
*4th Canadian Division
*4th Division (Australia)
* 4th ...
,
31st Division
***Amasya Redif Division
***Independent Cavalry Brigade
**
I Corps
***
2nd Division
***Fatih Redif Division
*
III Provisional Reserve Corps
**
3rd Division
**Yozgat Redif Division
*
II Corps 2nd Corps, Second Corps, or II Corps may refer to:
France
* 2nd Army Corps (France)
* II Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars
* II Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French ...
**
5th Division In military terms, 5th Division may refer to:
Infantry divisions
*5th Division (Australia)
* 5th Division (People's Republic of China)
* 5th Division (Colombia)
* Finnish 5th Division (Continuation War)
* 5th Light Cavalry Division (France)
* 5th ...
,
12th Division
**Ankara Redif Division
*
III Corps
III or iii may refer to:
Companies
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Other uses
* I ...
**
7th Division,
8th Division,
9th Division
*
I Provisional Reserve Corps
**
29th Division
**EreÄŸli Redif Division, Kayseri Redif Division
*
II Provisional Reserve Corps
**Selimiye Redif Division, Aydın Redif Division, Samsun Redif Division
*Mamuretülaziz Redif division (From Gallipoli)
*Chataldja Fortified Area and Artillery Command
*Right Wing Artillery Area Command
*Center Area Artillery Command
*Left Wing Artillery Area Command
Second Balkan War
July 12, 1913
On July 12, 1913, the army was structured as follows:
[Edward J. Erickson, ''Defeat in Detail, The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912–1913'', Westport, Praeger, 2003, p. 324.]
*Left Wing (Commander: HurÅŸit Pasha)
**
X Corps 10th Corps, Tenth Corps, or X Corps may refer to:
France
* 10th Army Corps (France)
* X Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars
Germany
* X Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army
* ...
***
4th Division In military terms, 4th Division may refer to:
Infantry divisions
*4th (Quetta) Division, British Indian Army
* 4th Alpine Division Cuneense, Italy
* 4th Blackshirt Division (3 January), Italy
*4th Canadian Division
*4th Division (Australia)
* 4th ...
,
31st Division
***Mamuretülaziz Redif Division
**
I Corps
***
2nd Division,
28th Division
***Fatih Redif Division
*
II Corps 2nd Corps, Second Corps, or II Corps may refer to:
France
* 2nd Army Corps (France)
* II Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars
* II Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French ...
(Commander:
Hasan Izzet Pasha)
**
3rd Division,
5th Division In military terms, 5th Division may refer to:
Infantry divisions
*5th Division (Australia)
* 5th Division (People's Republic of China)
* 5th Division (Colombia)
* Finnish 5th Division (Continuation War)
* 5th Light Cavalry Division (France)
* 5th ...
,
12th Division
**10th Cavalry Regiment
*Right Wing (Commander: Ahmed Abuk Pasha)
**
III Corps
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* 3i, formerly Investors in Industry, a British investment company
Other uses
* I ...
***
7th Division,
8th Division,
9th Division
***8th Cavalry Regiment
**
Provisional IV Corps
***
29th Division
***Aydın Redif Division, Ereğli Redif Division, Kayseri Redif Division
***2nd Cavalry Regiment
*Army Control
**Ankara Redif Division, Amasya Redif Division, Selimiye Redif Division, Yozgat Redif Division
**Independent Cavalry Brigade
**Tribal Cavalry Brigade
**Heavy Artillery Regiment
Sources
{{Ottoman Forces during the Balkan Wars
Field armies of the Ottoman Empire
Military units and formations of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkan Wars