Ali Rizah Pasha was the commanding officer (probably with the rank of mushir-field marshal in the Army of theOttoman Empire) of the Western Turkish Army during the First Balkan War. His forces suffered crushing defeats both by Serbian (Kumanovo, Prilep and Bitola and Greek (Sarantaporo, Giannitsa and Pente Pigadia armies. This definitely ended Ottoman rule in this area. A Mushir (Marshal) is the highest rank in most militaries of the Middle East. ... Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ... now. ... // Combatants Ottoman Empire Balkan League: Bulgaria Montenegro Greece Serbia Commanders Nizam Pasha, Zekki Pasha, Esat Pasha, Abdullah Pasha, Ali Rizah Pasha Bulgaria: Vladimir Vazov, Vasil Kutinchev, Nikola Ivanov, Radko Dimitriev Serbia: Radomir Putnik, Petar Bojović, Stepa Stepanović Greece:Crown Prince Constantine, Panagiotis Danglis, Pavlos Kountouriotis Strength 350,000 men Bulgaria... Epic battle of the First Balkan War of 1912 during which the Serbian forces of Field Marchal Radomir Putnik crushed the Ottoman army of General Zekki north of Uskub, known today as Skopje, the modern capital of Macedonia. ... The Battle of Prilep in the First Balkan War took place on the November 3, 1912. ... The Battle of Bitola took place near Bitola from the 16th to the 19th of November 1912. ... The battle of Sarantaporo took place on the 9th of October 1912. ... On the 19th of October the Greek army defeat another Ottoman army in the Balkan Wars. ... The Greek army destroys an Ottoman army in a 7 day battle from 24th to 30th October 1912 during the Balkan Wars. ...