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Balkan League

Greece · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1911–1912Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1911

George George I1911

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

The Balkan League is the alliance of Serbia, Montenegro, Greece and Bulgaria against the Ottoman Empire during the Balkan Wars

1912

George George I29 May 1912

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

Greece, not wishing to be left out of a possible alliance against the Ottoman Empire and the corresponding partition of territory, begins negotiations with Bulgaria on a defensive alliance resulting in the Greco-Bulgarian Treaty

George George I29 May 1912

Sofia · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

Signing of the Greco-Bulgarian Treaty

George George I8 October 1912

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

The first state to declare war is Montenegro, starting the First Balkan War

George George I17 October 1912

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

After issuing an ultimatum to the Porte on October 13, Greece declares war on Turkey on October 17

Names involved

George George I

Provenance

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