List of wars involving Bulgaria

This article lists the wars, campaigns and battles fought by Bulgaria since its creation in 681.

First Bulgarian Empire (681–1018)

Conflict Years Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
First Bulgarian Empire
Siege of Constantinople (717–718) (717-718) Bulgarian Empire

Allies:

Byzantine Empire

Umayyad Caliphate Byzantine-Bulgar Victory
  • Byzantine and Bulgar defeat of Umayyad forces lifting of Siege of Constantinople
Second Bulgarian-Byzantine War (809-822) Bulgarian Empire Byzantine Empire
Bulgarian Victory
  • Emperor Tervel takes Constantinople and Puts Justinian in Power
  • King Krum Obliterates the Byzantine Armies and Conquers Byzantine Land
First Bulgarian-Serbian War (839-842) Bulgarian Empire Serbian Principality Serbian Victory
  • Serbia is Recognized by The Bulgarian Empire
Second Bulgarian-Serbian War (853) Bulgarian Empire Serbian Principality indecisive
  • Bulgaria and Serbia Form a Slavic Alliance
First Bulgarian-Croatian War (854) Bulgarian Empire Duchy of Croatia indecisive
  • Boris I of Bulgaria fails to achieve success and sues for peace, resulting in a peace agreement involving an exchange of gifts
First Bulgarian-Hungarian War (862-896) Bulgarian Empire Hungarian Empire Bulgarian Victory
  • King Simeon The Great's Army Slaughter the Magyar Hungarians
  • Bulgaria Force the Migrating Hungarians to Settle in the Pannonian Plain
Third Bulgarian-Byzantine War (894-896) Bulgarian Empire Byzantine Empire
Bulgarian Victory
Fourth Bulgarian-Byzantine War (913-927) Bulgarian Empire Byzantine Empire

Serbian Principality
Bulgarian Victory
  • Serbia is Conquered For the First Time by King Simeon
  • The Bulgarian Empire Nearly Conquers Constantinople
Third Bulgarian-Serbian War (917-924) Bulgarian Empire Serbian Principality

Byzantine Empire
Bulgarian Victory
  • Serbia is Conquered by King Simeon and Bulgaria for the Second Time
Second Bulgarian-Croatian War (925-931) Bulgarian Empire Croatian Kingdom Inconclusive
  • The Bulgarian Army Takes Croatian Land to the East
Second Bulgarian-Hungarian War (932-980) Bulgarian Empire Hungarian Empire Inconclusive
  • The Bulgarian Empire Drive Out the Hungarians to the North
Sviatoslav's invasion of Bulgaria (967/68–971) Bulgarian Empire Pecheneg Khanate Byzantine Victory
  • Byzantine victory over the Rus', formal annexation of Bulgaria by Byzantium.
Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria (968–1018) Bulgarian Empire Byzantine Empire

Hungarian Kingdom
Byzantine Victory
Third Bulgarian-Croatian War (997-1000) Bulgarian Empire Croatian Kingdom Bulgarian Victory
  • Croatian Civil War is Ended, Bulgarian Empire Conquers Southern Croatia
Uprising of Peter Delyan (1040–1041) Bulgarian rebels Byzantine Empire Rebels Defeated
  • Rebellion crushed
Uprising of Georgi Voyteh (1072–1073) Bulgarian rebels Byzantine Empire Rebels Defeated
  • The rebellion was finally crushed

Second Bulgarian Empire (1185–1422)

Conflict Years Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
Second Bulgarian Empire
Uprising of Asen and Peter (1185-1201) Bulgarian Empire Byzantine Empire Bulgarian Victory
  • Reestablishment of the Bulgarian Empire
  • Bulgarian Empire Establishes Itself as a Strong Power In Eastern Europe
Third Bulgarian-Hungarian War (1202-1203) Bulgarian Empire Hungarian Empire Bulgarian Victory
Fourth Bulgarian-Serbian War (1202-1203) Bulgarian Empire Serbian Principality Bulgarian Victory
First Bulgarian–Latin War (1204-1208) Bulgarian Empire Latin Empire Bulgarian Victory
  • Weakening of the Latin Empire and Enlargement of the Bulgarian Empire
First Bulgarian-Mongol War (1223) Bulgarian Empire Mongol Empire Bulgarian Victory
Battle of Klokotnitsa (1230) Bulgarian Empire Thessalonican Empire Bulgarian Victory
  • Empire of Thessalonica is Conquered by Bulgaria
Siege of Constantinople (1235) (1235–1236) Bulgarian Empire

Allies: Empire of Nicaea

Latin Empire Indecisive
  • Allied Bulgarian and Nicaean troops unsuccessfully besiege Constantinople
  • Bulgarian emperor Ivan Asen II breaks off the Nicaean alliance and declares war on Nicaea [1]
Third Bulgarian-Mongol War (1271-1279) Bulgarian Empire Golden Horde Empire Defeat
  • Bulgaria Becomes a Vassal to Golden Horde
  • Peasant Ivalyo Ascends to The Throne and Defeated The Mongols in the North
Uprising of Ivaylo (1277–1280) Bulgarian Empire
Tsar Constantine
Allies:
Byzantine Empire
Golden Horde
Bulgarian Empire
Tsar Ivaylo
Allies:
Bulgarian Rebels
Serbian Rebels
Rebel Victory
  • Peasant Ivaylo Ascends the Throne, and Kills The Bulgarian Tsar
  • Ivaylo was then murdered and George Terter I becomes the Emperor of Bulgaria
Fifth Bulgarian-Serbian War (1290-1291) Bulgarian Empire Serbian Kingdom Bulgarian Victory
Fourth Bulgarian-Mongol War (1299-1300) Bulgarian Empire Golden Horde Empire Indecisive
  • Northern Bulgaria Once Again Becomes a Vassal to Golden Horde
  • King Theodore Svetoslav Banishes the Mongols to the East
Ninth Bulgarian-Byzantine War (1304-1305) Bulgarian Empire Byzantine Empire Bulgarian Victory
  • Bulgarian Empire Conquers Most of Thrace
Sixth Bulgarian-Serbian War (1330-1331) Bulgarian Empire Serbian Kingdom Indecisive
  • Both Kingdom's Form a Slavic Alliance
Tenth Bulgarian-Byzantine War (1332-1333) Bulgarian Empire Byzantine Empire Victory
  • Final War Between the Two Empires
Fifth Bulgarian-Mongol War (1332-1341) Bulgarian Empire Golden Horde Empire Victory
  • The Mongols are Banished Northeast Forever
  • The Bulgarian Empire Begins Conquer Mongol Lands to North
Byzantine Civil War (1341–1347) Byzantine Empire
King Palaiologos
Allies:
Bulgarian Empire
Serbian Empire
Byzantine Empire
King Kantakouzenos
Allies:
Bulgarian Empire
Ottoman Empire
Inconclusive
First Bulgarian–Ottoman War (1344-1362) Bulgarian Empire Ottoman Empire Defeat
  • Ottoman's conquer Thrace a number of important fortresses and towns, such as Plovdiv and Stara Zagora fall.
Fourth Bulgarian-Hungarian War (1365-1369) Bulgarian Empire Hungarian Empire Victory
Ottoman Civil War (1402–1413) Ottoman Empire
Sultan Mehmed I
Allies:
Bulgarian Empire
Byzantine Empire
Ottoman Empire
Sultan Musa Celebi
Allies:
Serbian Empire
Byzantine Empire
Victory
  • Memed I Defeats Regents, Becomes Sultan
  • Bulgaria Regains Northeastern Thrace From Ottoman Empire
Second Bulgarian–Ottoman War (1371-1422) Bulgarian Empire Ottoman Empire Defeat
  • Fall of the Bulgarian Empire

Balkan Revolution (1800–1877)

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
Revolutionary Bulgaria
Second Serbian Uprising
(1815–1817)
Bulgarian Rebels
Allies:
Serbian Rebels
 Ottoman Empire Victory
Greek War of Independence
(1821–1829)
Bulgarian Rebels
Allies:
Greek Rebels
Serbian Rebels
 Ottoman Empire Victory
Northern Serbian Uprising
(1848-1849)
Bulgarian Rebels
Allies:
Serbian Rebels
Montenegrin Rebels
Hungarian Kingdom Victory
Bosnia and Herzegovina Uprising
(1875-1877)
Bulgarian Rebels
Allies:
Serbian Rebels
Montenegrin Rebels
 Ottoman Empire Victory

Principality of Bulgaria (1876-1908)

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
Bulgarian Principality
Bulgarian Declaration of Independence
(1876-1878)
Bulgarian Rebels
Allies:
Russian Empire
 Ottoman Empire Victory
  • War in connection with the Russo Turkish War
  • Treaty of San Stefano
  • Independence and Formation of the Principality of Bulgaria
Montenegrin-Ottoman War
(1876-1878)
Bulgarian Principality
Allies:
Montenegrin Principality
Serbian Principality
 Ottoman Empire Victory
  • War in Connection with the Russo Turkish War
  • Independence of Montenegro
Serbian-Ottoman War
(1876-1878)
Bulgarian Principality
Allies:
Serbian Principality
Montenegrin Principality
 Ottoman Empire Victory
  • War in Connection with the Russo Turkish War
  • Independence of Serbia
Romanian-Ottoman War
(1877-1878)
Bulgarian Principality
Allies:
Romanian Principality
Russian Empire
 Ottoman Empire Victory
  • War in Connection with the Russo Turkish War
  • Independence of Romania
Russian-Turkish War
(1877-1878)
Bulgarian Principality
Allies:
Russian Empire
Serbian Principality
Romanian Principality
Montenegrin Principality
 Ottoman Empire Victory
Bulgarian-Serbian War
(1885)
Bulgarian Principality Serbian Kingdom Victory
  • Serbia Hits Main Ally, Bulgaria, From Behind, Trusts Between the Two Slavic Nations Crumble
  • Prince Alexander of Battenburg Leads Bulgaria to a Crushing Victory
Macedonian Struggle War
(1893-1908)
Bulgarian Principality Greek Kingdom
Serbian Kingdom
 Ottoman Empire
Draw
  • Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and the Ottoman Empire Fight a Four Way War
  • War Ends Inconclusively After Young Turk Revolution
  • Bulgaria Gains Full Independence in 1908

Kingdom of Bulgaria (1908-1946)

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
Bulgarian Kingdom
First Balkan War
(1912-1913)
Balkan League
Bulgarian Kingdom
Allies:
Greek Kingdom
Serbian Kingdom
Montenegrin Kingdom
 Ottoman Empire
Austria Hungarian Empire
Balkan League Victory
  • Bulgarian Led Coalition Annihilate the Ottoman Army
  • The Ottoman Empire is Nearly Pushed out of Europe
  • Bulgaria Free Macedonia, Northern Greece, Albania and South Serbia
  • Treaty of London
  • Serbia and Greece Violate Land Treaty, Outbreak of the Second Balkan War
Second Balkan War
(1913)
Bulgarian Kingdom Greek Kingdom
Serbian Kingdom
Romanian Kingdom
Montenegrin Kingdom
 Ottoman Empire
Bulgarian Defeat
  • Dissatisfied with gains from the First Balkan War, Bulgaria attacks former allies Serbia and Greece
  • Attacks repulsed by Greece and Serbia, whose armies enter Bulgaria
  • Romanian and Ottoman intervention forces Bulgaria to ask for armistice
  • Bulgarian territorial cessations in Treaty of Bucharest and Treaty of Constantinople
Bulgaria In World War I
World War I (see Bulgaria during World War I)
(1914–1918)
Bulgarian Kingdom
Central Powers:
German Empire
 Ottoman Empire
Austria Hungarian Empire
Allied Powers:
 United States
 British Empire
Italian Kingdom
Russian Empire
Greek Kingdom
French Republic
Serbian Kingdom
Romanian Kingdom
Allied Victory
  • Bulgaria and Central Powers force withdrawal of Serbian Army into Albania in 1915
  • Stalemate on the Macedonian Front
  • Bulgarian and Central Powers force Russian and Romanian retreat from Dobruja in early 1917
  • Allies break through on the Macedonian Front in late 1918 and force Bulgaria out of the war
  • Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine results in Bulgarian territorial cessations
Post World War I Conflicts
Incident at Petrich (1925) Bulgarian Kingdom Greek Kingdom Draw
  • Due to a border incident, Greek dictator Theodoros Pangalos sends troops into Bulgaria
  • League of Nations brokers a ceasefire and a Greek withdrawal
  • Greece fined for violating Bulgarian territory
  • Bulgaria pays damages for shooting Greek soldiers[2]
Bulgaria In World War II
World War II (see Military history of Bulgaria during World War II)
(1941–1945)
Bulgarian Kingdom
Allied Powers:
Soviet Union
 United States
Greek Kingdom
 United Kingdom
French Republic
Yugoslavian Kingdom
Bulgarian Kingdom
Axis Powers:
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
Italian Kingdom
Japanese Empire
Romanian Kingdom
Allied Victory
  • Bulgaria joins Axis Powers in March 1941
  • After Yugoslavia and Greece surrender to Nazi Germany in April 1941, Bulgaria occupies parts of Yugoslavia and Greece
  • Bulgaria declares war on United States and United Kingdom in December 1941
  • Bulgaria switches sides to the Allies in September 1944 after Soviet invasion
  • Advancing alongside Soviet troops, Bulgarian forces advance west into Yugoslavia, Hungary and Austria against German forces in 1944–1945
  • Bulgarian monarchy abolished and replaced with Communist government
  • Southern Dobruja awarded to Bulgaria postwar

Communist Republic of Bulgaria (1946-1990)

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
Communist Bulgaria
Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
(1968)
Bulgaria
Allies:
Soviet Union
Hungary
Poland
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Allies:
Albania
Romania
Yugoslavia
Warsaw Pact Victory
  • Along with the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact allies, Bulgarian troops invade Czechoslovakia
  • Minimal Czechoslovak armed resistance
  • Czech reformist leaders forced to sign Moscow Protocol, ending the Prague Spring
Yemenite War of 1979
(1979)
Bulgaria
 South Yemen
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen National Democratic Front
Allies:
 Soviet Union
 Cuba
 East Germany
 Czechoslovakia
 Libya
 North Yemen
Allies:
 Saudi Arabia
 Jordan
 United States
 Taiwan
 Iraq
 Egypt
Stalemate
  • No territorial changes
  • Yemen's re-pledge ambition to unify

Republic of Bulgaria (1990- )

Conflict Combatant 1 Combatant 2 Result
Republic of Bulgaria
Iraq War
(2003-2011)
 Bulgaria
Allies:
 Iraq
NATO
 United States
Baath Loyalists
Islamic State of Iraq
Al-Qaeda
Islamic Army of Iraq

Iraq Ba'athist Iraq

Collation Victory
Libyan Civil War
(2010-2011)
 Bulgaria
Allies:
NATO
 United States
Libya Victory
  • The NTC assumed interim control of Libya.
  • Civil war in Libya
War in Afghanistan (2001–)
(2001-)
 Bulgaria
Allies:
NATO
 Russia
 Afghanistan
 United States
Afghanistan Taliban
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ISIS
Al-Qaeda
Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin
Ongoing
  • Airstrikes on ISIS and Al-Qaeda affiliates positions in Afghanistan
  • Terrorism in Europe (2014–present)

See also

References

  1. Fine, John V. A.; Fine, John Van Antwerp (1994). The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. University of Michigan Press. p. 130. ISBN 0472082604.
  2. Thomopoulos, Elaine (2012). The History of Greece. ABC-CLIO. p. 110. ISBN 9780313375118.
  3. "Sectarian divisions change Baghdad's image". MSNBC. 3 July 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2007.
  4. "U.S. says Iraq pullout won't cause dramatic violence". MSNBC. 18 November 2010. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  5. "UK 'to continue deporting failed Iraqi asylum seekers'". BBC. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
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