Capture of Adrianople
Captures Adrianople with Serbian assistance.
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1913 in Bulgaria
Explore 63 historical events and records for Bulgaria in 1913.
Historical records for Bulgaria in 1913
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March
Capture of Adrianople
Commands the Bulgarian Second Army during the fall of Adrianople.
May
Bulgarian Delegation
Leads Bulgaria's plenipotentiary team in accepting the settlement ending the First Balkan War.
Enos-Midia Cession
Accepts the territorial settlement under which the Ottoman Empire cedes lands west of the Enos-Midia line, except Albania.
Enos-Midia Settlement
Accepts a peace that transfers Ottoman territory west of the Enos-Midia line to the Balkan allies.
Prisoner Arrangements
Accepts that prisoner-of-war questions will be settled through later special conventions.
Rule of Thrace
The treaty transfers Ottoman territory west of the Enos-Midia line to the Balkan allies, creating major Bulgarian expectations in Thrace.
Treaty of London
Bulgaria accepts the peace ending the First Balkan War, including the Ottoman cession west of the Enos-Midia line, while allied territorial disputes remain unresolved.
Treaty Signature
Signs the peace treaty ending the First Balkan War on behalf of Bulgaria.
Treaty Signature
Adds Bulgaria's signature to the agreement ceding Ottoman territory west of the Enos-Midia line to the Balkan allies.
Treaty Signature
Serves in the Bulgarian delegation signing the London peace settlement.
Treaty Signature
Represents Bulgaria among the plenipotentiaries concluding peace in London.
June
Alliance Bulgaria and Serbia and Greece
An anti Bulgarian Serbian-Greek alliance is signed
Balkan League
Bulgaria attacks first, without formally declaring war, attacking the Serbian army in Gevgelija and then the Greek army in Nigrita
Siege of Gevgelija
Bulgaria attacks first, without formally declaring war, attacking the Serbian army in Gevgelija and then the Greek army in Nigrita
Siege of Nigrita
Bulgaria attacks first, without formally declaring war, attacking the Serbian army in Gevgelija and then the Greek army in Nigrita
Battle of Kilkis-Lahanas
Bulgarian forces lose ground to Greece.
Declaration of War
Greece and Serbia break with Bulgaria over the Macedonia and Thrace border
Declaration of War
Romania raises an army and declares war on Bulgaria
Attack on Former Allies
Bulgarian forces attack Serbian and Greek positions.
Bulgarian Attack on Former Allies
Authorizes military action against Serbian and Greek positions.
Retreat from Serres
Bulgarian forces retreat after burning parts of Serres.
Battle of Bregalnica
Suffers defeat against Serbian forces.
Battle of Bregalnica Begins
Directs Bulgarian armies attacking Serbian positions.
Greek Entry into the War
Faces simultaneous Serbian and Greek offensives.
Battle of Kilkis-Lahanas
The Greek army counterattacks and defeats the Bulgarians at Kilkis-Lahanas
Dispute over Macedonia
Disputes Macedonia with Serbia and Greece after London.
Siege of Serres
The Greek army does not enter the city of Serres in time to prevent it being razed by irregular Bulgarian units
July
Defense of Zletovo
Attempts to break Serbian defenses along the Bregalnica front.
Fighting at Ovce Pole
Presses Bulgarian operations against the Serbian First Army.
Romanian Mobilization
Faces Romanian intervention while fighting Serbia and Greece.
Serbian Counterattack
Attempts to maintain the Bulgarian offensive after Serbian resistance stiffens.
Serbian Victory at Bregalnica
Orders withdrawal after Bulgaria fails to defeat Serbia.
Romanian Crossing of the Danube
Diverts attention toward the Romanian advance from the north.
Ottoman Advance into Thrace
Faces an Ottoman advance while Bulgarian armies retreat elsewhere.
Battle of Kalimanci
Organizes Bulgarian resistance against the Serbian advance.
Request for Armistice
Seeks peace as enemies advance on several fronts.
Ottoman Recapture of Adrianople
Loses Adrianople as Bulgarian forces withdraw from Thrace.
Battle of Kresna Gorge
Bulgarian forces halt the Greek advance.
Second Balkan War Armistice
Seeks an armistice after Bulgaria is attacked on several fronts.
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