Balkan Wars (1912–1913)

1. Balkan League forms to challenge Ottoman rule

   Jan 1, 1912Labels: Balkan League, Bulgaria, Serbia

   • Britannica
   • First War

2. Montenegro declares war on the Ottoman Empire

   Oct 8, 1912Labels: Montenegro, First Balkan, Ottoman Empire

   • Britannica
   • First War

3. Serbia defeats Ottomans at the Battle of Kumanovo

   Oct 23, 1912Labels: Battle of, Serbia, Ottoman Vardar

   • Kumanovo
   • First War

4. Bulgaria wins the Battle of Lüleburgaz

   Oct 28, 1912Labels: Battle of, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire

   • L leburgaz
   • Britannica

5. Siege of Adrianople begins in Thrace

   Nov 3, 1912Labels: Siege of, Bulgaria, Edirne

   • Britannica
   • Adrianople

6. Albania declares independence amid the fighting

   Nov 28, 1912Labels: Albania, Vlora, Independence

   • Albania
   • London Conf

7. Armistice pauses First Balkan War fighting

   Dec 3, 1912Labels: Armistice, First Balkan, Negotiations

   • HISTORY
   • Britannica

8. Ottoman coup ends negotiations and renews war

   Jan 23, 1913Labels: Raid on, Ottoman coup, Committee of

   • Ottoman Coup
   • London Conf

9. Edirne falls after months of siege

   Mar 26, 1913Labels: Fall of, Bulgaria, Serbia

   • Britannica
   • Adrianople

10. Treaty of London ends the First Balkan War

    May 30, 1913Labels: Treaty of, Ottoman Empire, Balkan League

    • London Treaty
    • Britannica

11. Bulgaria attacks Serbia and Greece, starting second war

    Jun 29, 1913Labels: Second Balkan, Bulgaria, Serbia

    • Britannica
    • Bucharest

12. Romania enters war and invades Bulgaria

    Jul 11, 1913Labels: Romania, Invasion of, Second Balkan

    • Britannica
    • Bucharest

13. Ottoman forces retake Edirne during Bulgaria’s collapse

    Jul 22, 1913Labels: Ottoman counterattack, Edirne, Bulgaria

    • Britannica
    • Bucharest

14. Treaty of Bucharest ends the Second Balkan War

    Aug 10, 1913Labels: Treaty of, Bulgaria, Balkan states

    • Britannica
    • Bucharest

15. Treaty of Constantinople fixes Bulgaria–Ottoman border

    Sep 29, 1913Labels: Treaty of, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire

    • Constantinople
    • Bucharest

16. Treaty of Athens ends Greece–Ottoman hostilities

    Nov 14, 1913Labels: Treaty of, Greece, Ottoman Empire

    • Athens
    • Britannica