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Bulgaria in 1913

Historical records for Bulgaria in 1913, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

60Records
47Events
10Named people
19Places
3Categories

Historical records

March

26 March 1913Capture of AdrianopleNikola Ivanov

Adrianople · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

Captures Adrianople with Serbian assistance.

26 March 1913Capture of AdrianopleNikola Ivanov

Adrianople · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

Commands the Bulgarian Second Army during the fall of Adrianople.

May

30 May 1913Bulgarian DelegationStoyan Danev

London · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

Leads Bulgaria's plenipotentiary team in accepting the settlement ending the First Balkan War.

30 May 1913Enos-Midia CessionStoyan Danev

London · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

Accepts the territorial settlement under which the Ottoman Empire cedes lands west of the Enos-Midia line, except Albania.

30 May 1913Enos-Midia SettlementFerdinand Ferdinand I

Thrace · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

Accepts a peace that transfers Ottoman territory west of the Enos-Midia line to the Balkan allies.

30 May 1913Prisoner ArrangementsMikhail Madjarov

London · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

Accepts that prisoner-of-war questions will be settled through later special conventions.

30 May 1913Rule of ThraceFerdinand Ferdinand I

Thrace · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

The treaty transfers Ottoman territory west of the Enos-Midia line to the Balkan allies, creating major Bulgarian expectations in Thrace.

30 May 1913Treaty of LondonFerdinand I

London · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

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.

30 May 1913Treaty SignatureStoyan Danev

London · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

Signs the peace treaty ending the First Balkan War on behalf of Bulgaria.

30 May 1913Treaty SignatureMikhail Madjarov

London · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

Adds Bulgaria's signature to the agreement ceding Ottoman territory west of the Enos-Midia line to the Balkan allies.

30 May 1913Treaty SignatureMikhail Madjarov

London · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

Serves in the Bulgarian delegation signing the London peace settlement.

30 May 1913Treaty SignatureStefan Paprikov

London · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

Represents Bulgaria among the plenipotentiaries concluding peace in London.

June

1 June 1913Alliance Bulgaria and Serbia and GreeceFerdinand Ferdinand I

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

An anti Bulgarian Serbian-Greek alliance is signed

17 June 1913Balkan LeagueFerdinand Ferdinand I

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Bulgaria attacks first, without formally declaring war, attacking the Serbian army in Gevgelija and then the Greek army in Nigrita

17 June 1913Siege of GevgelijaFerdinand Ferdinand I

Gevgelija · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Bulgaria attacks first, without formally declaring war, attacking the Serbian army in Gevgelija and then the Greek army in Nigrita

17 June 1913Siege of NigritaFerdinand Ferdinand I

Nigrita · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Bulgaria attacks first, without formally declaring war, attacking the Serbian army in Gevgelija and then the Greek army in Nigrita

19 June 1913Battle of Kilkis-LahanasFerdinand Ferdinand I

Kilkis-Lahanas · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Bulgarian forces lose ground to Greece.

24 June 1913Declaration of WarFerdinand Ferdinand I

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

Greece and Serbia break with Bulgaria over the Macedonia and Thrace border

27 June 1913Declaration of WarFerdinand Ferdinand I

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Romania raises an army and declares war on Bulgaria

29 June 1913Attack on Former AlliesMikhail Savov

Macedonia · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Bulgarian forces attack Serbian and Greek positions.

29 June 1913Bulgarian Attack on Former AlliesFerdinand I

Bregalnica · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Authorizes military action against Serbian and Greek positions.

29 June 1913Retreat from SerresFerdinand Ferdinand I

Serres · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Bulgarian forces retreat after burning parts of Serres.

30 June 1913Battle of BregalnicaMikhail Savov

Bregalnica · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Suffers defeat against Serbian forces.

30 June 1913Battle of Bregalnica BeginsMihail Savov

Bregalnica · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Directs Bulgarian armies attacking Serbian positions.

30 June 1913Greek Entry into the WarFerdinand I

Kilkis · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Faces simultaneous Serbian and Greek offensives.

June 1913Battle of Kilkis-LahanasFerdinand Ferdinand I

Kilkis-Lahanas · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

The Greek army counterattacks and defeats the Bulgarians at Kilkis-Lahanas

June 1913Dispute over MacedoniaFerdinand Ferdinand I

Sofia · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Disputes Macedonia with Serbia and Greece after London.

June 1913Siege of SerresFerdinand Ferdinand I

Serres · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

The Greek army does not enter the city of Serres in time to prevent it being razed by irregular Bulgarian units

July

1 July 1913Defense of ZletovoMihail Savov

Zletovo · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Attempts to break Serbian defenses along the Bregalnica front.

2 July 1913Fighting at Ovce PoleMihail Savov

Ovce Pole · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Presses Bulgarian operations against the Serbian First Army.

3 July 1913Romanian MobilizationFerdinand I

Bucharest · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Faces Romanian intervention while fighting Serbia and Greece.

4 July 1913Serbian CounterattackMihail Savov

Bregalnica · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Attempts to maintain the Bulgarian offensive after Serbian resistance stiffens.

9 July 1913Serbian Victory at BregalnicaFerdinand I

Bregalnica · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Orders withdrawal after Bulgaria fails to defeat Serbia.

10 July 1913Romanian Crossing of the DanubeFerdinand I

Corabia · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Diverts attention toward the Romanian advance from the north.

12 July 1913Ottoman Advance into ThraceFerdinand I

Thrace · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Faces an Ottoman advance while Bulgarian armies retreat elsewhere.

18 July 1913Battle of KalimanciMihail Savov

Kalimanci · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Organizes Bulgarian resistance against the Serbian advance.

18 July 1913Request for ArmisticeFerdinand Ferdinand I

Sofia · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Seeks peace as enemies advance on several fronts.

23 July 1913Ottoman Recapture of AdrianopleFerdinand I

Adrianople · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Loses Adrianople as Bulgarian forces withdraw from Thrace.

30 July 1913Battle of Kresna GorgeNikola Ivanov

Kresna · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Bulgarian forces halt the Greek advance.

31 July 1913Second Balkan War ArmisticeFerdinand I

Bucharest · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Seeks an armistice after Bulgaria is attacked on several fronts.

July 1913Battle of KresnaFerdinand Ferdinand I

Kresna · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Part of the Greek army advances up the Struma River valley, defeating the Bulgarian army in the battles of Doiran and Mt Beles before themselves being defeated at the Kresna straights

July 1913Battle of Mount BelesFerdinand Ferdinand I

Mount Beles · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Part of the Greek army advances up the Struma River valley, defeating the Bulgarian army in the battles of Doiran and Mt Beles before themselves being defeated at the Kresna straights

July 1913CeasefireFerdinand Ferdinand I

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Romanian intervention threatens Sofia and forces Bulgaria toward peace.

July 1913Invasion of BulgariaFerdinand Ferdinand I

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

The Romanians encounter little resistance from the Bulgarians, and by the time of the ceasefire are only 30 kilometers from Sofia

July 1913PeaceFerdinand Ferdinand I

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

The Greeks offer a ceasefire and the Bulgarians accept due to the danger posed by the Romanian army in the north

August

10 August 1913MobilizationStojan Danev

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

Bulgaria is attacked by Turkey and Romania

10 August 1913Treaty of BucharestFerdinand Ferdinand I

Bucharest · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

A final peace is agreed in the Treaty of Bucharest

10 August 1913Treaty of BucharestFerdinand Ferdinand I

Bucharest · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Accepts territorial losses after defeat.

August 1913Bucharest NegotiationsStoyan Danev

Bucharest · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Negotiates after Bulgaria's military isolation.

September

29 September 1913Treaty of ConstantinopleFerdinand I

Constantinople · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Recognizes Ottoman recovery of Adrianople and eastern Thrace.

29 September 1913Treaty of ConstantinopleFerdinand Ferdinand I

Constantinople · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

Recognises Ottoman recovery of Eastern Thrace.

Other Events

1913Balkan LeagueFerdinand Ferdinand I

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

The Second Balkan War breaks out among the former allies, with Bulgaria pitted against Serbia and Greece, later joined by Ottoman Empire and Romania

1913Capture of AdrianopleFerdinand Ferdinand I

Adrianople · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

Bulgarian forces conquer Adrianople while Greek forces liberate Ioannina

1913Capture of AdrianopleFerdinand Ferdinand I

Adrianople · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

The Ottomans retake Adrianople (Edirne) which had historic significance for the Turks, being a former Ottoman capital city

1913Capture of ThraceFerdinand Ferdinand I

Thrace · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

The Ottomans recover eastern Thrace, which had largely been lost in the First Balkan War

1913Declaration of WarFerdinand Ferdinand I

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

The Second Balkan War breaks out among the former allies, with Bulgaria pitted against Serbia and Greece, later joined by Ottoman Empire and Romania

1913Prime Minister of BulgariaVasil Radoslavov

Government / Government of Bulgaria

Appointed Prime Minister of Bulgaria

1913Rule of ThraceFerdinand Ferdinand I

Thrace · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 2nd

The Ottomans recover eastern Thrace, which had largely been lost in the First Balkan War

1913Siege of AdrianopleFerdinand Ferdinand I

Adrianople · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

Bulgarian forces conquer Adrianople while Greek forces liberate Ioannina

1913SuccessionFerdinand Ferdinand I

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

Succeeds as King of Bulgaria, defeated in the 2nd Balkan war

Names involved

Ferdinand Ferdinand IFerdinand IMihail SavovMikhail MadjarovMikhail SavovNikola IvanovStefan PaprikovStojan DanevStoyan DanevVasil Radoslavov

Places involved

AdrianopleBregalnicaBucharestConstantinopleCorabiaGevgelijaKalimanciKilkisKilkis-LahanasKresnaLondonMacedoniaMount BelesNigritaOvce PoleSerresSofiaThraceZletovo

Provenance

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