Further Details of the Battle.
(Received November 21, 12.45 p.m.)
Sofia, November 20.
Further details of the fighting at Siivnitza yesterday are to hand: Tele* grams state that the Serrians advancing upon Siivnitza were attacked by the Bui* garian troops.. A desperate engagement took place, nod after ten hours obstinate fighting the. Bulgarians succeeded in driving the Servians to the heights to the left of Dragoman Pass. The Bulgarians took 400 Servians prisoners, and are now complete masters of the roads in the neighborhood.
Constantinople, November 20. Telegraph despatches have been re* ceived by the Sultan from Prince Alexander of Bulgaria. The Prince tenders his complete submission to the Porte, and announces that evacuation of Eoumelia by the Bulgarian forces has commenced, and requests the Sultan to send him assistance to repel the Servian invaders.
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London, November 18. It is considered probable that Prince Alexander will resign, the Powers allow* ing his successor to contract a personal and not a political union with Boumelia. The Servian troops in the vicinity of Widdin have dispersed the Bulgarian forces with heavy losses. In the engagement at Slivnitza, Prince Alexander displayed great personal bravery. :-
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Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5256, 21 November 1885, Page 2
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196Further Details of the Battle. Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5256, 21 November 1885, Page 2
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