November 5, 1885. The Battle of Slivnitsa Begins.

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On November 5, 1885, the Battle of Slivnitsa began - the decisive battle during the Serbo-Bulgarian War. The fighting lasted three days, from November 5 to 7, and went down in history as the baptism of fire of the young Bulgarian army. The Slivnitsa victory defended the Unification of the Principality of Bulgaria with Eastern Rumelia, proclaimed on September 6 of the same year. The front line was divided into three sections. At the beginning, ab…