Historical place archive

Belgrade in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Belgrade in Serbia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

11 records11 event labels4 people1885โ€“1999

Historical events in Belgrade

1885

October 1885
Serbian Mobilization
Milan I ยท Bulgaria War

Orders Serbian forces mobilized during the crisis over Eastern Rumelia.

14 November 1885
Declaration of War
Milan I ยท Bulgaria War

Declares war on Bulgaria and orders an advance toward Sofia.

17 November 1885
Invasion of Bulgaria
Milan I ยท Bulgaria War

Invades Bulgaria hoping to unite Serbia

1912

1912
Invasion of Macedonia
Radomir Putnik ยท Balkan Wars, 1st

Leads three Serbian Armies into Macedonia

1912
Invasion of Ottoman Territory
Nikola Pasic ยท Balkan Wars, 1st

Members of the Balkan League attack Turkey and win quick victories

13 March 1912
Serbo-Bulgarian Alliance
Nikola Pasic ยท Balkan Wars, 1st

Signs alliance with Bulgaria against the Ottoman Empire.

17 October 1912
Serbia Declares War
Nikola Pasic ยท Balkan Wars, 1st

Leads the Serbian government as it declares war on the Ottoman Empire.

1913

1 June 1913
Serbo-Greek Alliance
Nikola Pasic ยท Balkan Wars, 2nd

Aligns with Greece against Bulgarian claims.

December 1913
Postwar Serbian Army
Radomir Putnik ยท Balkan Wars, 2nd

Serbia emerges militarily strengthened from the Balkan Wars.

1991

25 June 1991
Yugoslav Crisis
Slobodan Milosevic ยท Balkan Wars, 3rd

Opposes the breakup of Yugoslavia.

1999

24 March 1999
NATO Air Campaign Begins
Slobodan Milosevic ยท Balkan Wars, 3rd

Leads Yugoslavia during the opening of the NATO air campaign.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Serbia and Belgrade. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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