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Balkan Wars, 1st
Events
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Danev, Stojan
Dimitriev, Radko
Ferdinand I
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Balkan Wars, 1st
History of Bulgaria

1913
Alliance
Ferdinand I
1st June   An anti Bulgarian Serbian-Greek Alliance is signed
1911
Balkan League
Ferdinand I
  Following Italy's victory in the Italo-Turkish War of 1911-1912 the Young Turks fell from power after a coup, the Balkan countries see this as an opportunity to attack and fulfill their desires of expansion
  The Balkan League is the Alliance of Serbia, Montenegro, Greece and Bulgaria against the Ottoman Empire during the Balkan Wars
1912
Balkan League
Ferdinand I
13th Mar   A secret bilateral defensive Alliance is agreed between Serbia and Bulgaria
13th Mar   Serbia and Bulgaria sign treaties to split between them the land of Vardar Macedonia
29th May   Signing of the Greco-Bulgarian treaty
Oct   The First Balkan War breaks out following an impossible ultimatum given to the Porte
8th Oct   The first state to declare war is Montenegro, starting the First Balkan War
1912
Battle of Elle
Ferdinand I
Dec Elle   Following a ceasefire in December between the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro, the Turkish fleet twice exited the Dardanelles but was twice defeated in the battles of Elle and Lemnos
1912
Battle of Lemnos
Ferdinand I
Dec Lemnos   Following a ceasefire in December between the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro, the Turkish fleet twice exited the Dardanelles but was twice defeated in the battles of Elle and Lemnos
1913
Capture of Adrianople
Ferdinand I
Adrianople   Bulgarian forces conquer Adrianople while Greek forces liberate Ioannina.
1913
Declaration of War
Ferdinand I
24th June   Greece & Serbia break with Bulgaria over the Macedonia & Thrace border
1912
Invasion of Thrace
Dimitriev, Radko
  Takes three Bulgarian Armies into Thrace in the direction of Adrianople
1912
Invasion of Turkey
Ferdinand I
  Bulgaria attacks Eastern Thrace, stopped at the outskirts of Constantinople in the Chataldja line
1913
Mobilization
Danev, Stojan
29th June   Greece & Serbia are attacked without Danev's knowledge
1913
Mobilization
Savov, Michael
29th June   Attacks the Greek & Serbian positions & gives them an opportunity to attack Bulgaria
1913
Mobilization
Danev, Stojan
10th Aug   Bulgaria is attacked by Turkey & Romania
1912
Partition
Ferdinand I
  An Alliance is agreed between Bulgaria & Serbia to partition Macedonia
1913
Rule of Thrace
Ferdinand I
30th May Thrace   Under the treaty of London Bulgaria receives Thrace north of the line between Enos on the Aegean Sea and Midia on the Black Sea
1913
Siege of Adrianople
Ferdinand I
Adrianople   Bulgarian forces conquer Adrianople while Greek forces liberate Ioannina.
1913
Succession
Ferdinand I
  Succeeds as King of Bulgaria, defeated in the 2nd Balkan war
1913
Treaty of London
Ferdinand I
30th May London   The war was ends with the treaty of London
30th May London   Under the treaty of London Bulgaria receives Thrace north of the line between Enos on the Aegean Sea and Midia on the Black Sea

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