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External Links : Links related to Bulgarian Military History For links on general military history sources, go to History of Warfare Main Page Bulgaria - Military History Tour, posted by Balkan Dave Bulgarian Military Aviation, posted by Kostadinov Bulgaria Air Force, from Aeroflight Bulgarian Military History in the Balkan Wars, anonymous, website posted in Brazil Bulgarian Wars 1800-1999, from ACED Military History Encyclopedia on the Web, Bulgaria Entry John M. Handley, Bulgaria and the 1990 Gulf War Coalition, from American Diplomacy The Battle of Nicopolis (1396), according to Johann Schiltberger, primary source posted by De Re Militari The Battle of Nicopolis, from NBulgaria Chiprovitzi, from OPDA Chronology of Events 476-1461, posted by Nikolaos Provatas Bulgarian History, from Balcanica Early Medieval and Byzantine Civilization: Constantine to Crusades; timeline 867-1081, posted by Kenneth W. Harl at Tulane Stephen Lowe, The Red Kaganate A Military History of the Ottoman Empire During the Napolonic Period, by William E. Johnson |
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Printed Reference Erik Hildinger, Warriors of the Steppe, A Military History of Central Asia 500 B.C. to 1700 A.D., Da Capo (1997) 2001, pp.82-83 [G] |
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Wars of Bulgaria 864-1185 for a narrative History of Bulgaria click 852-893, 893-1018, 1018-1185 |
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863 894-904 913-927 931 934 967 968-971 976-986 990-1018 998 1040-1041 1066 1072-1073 1078 1084 1088 1096 1147 |
War with Byzantium War with Byzantium (Trade War; Simeon's First War with B.) and the Magyars; Bulgaria allied with Patzinaks War with Byzantium (Simeon's Second War with B.); 924 Serbia conquered; 926 defeated in Croatia Serbian revolt, throw off Bulgarian yoke Magyar, Patzinak raid of Bulgaria First Varangian invasion of Bulgaria Second Varangian invasion of (eastern) Bulgaria; expelled by Byzantine forces War with Byzantium; Bulgarian independence restored War with Byzantium; decisive Byzantine victory 1014, Bulgaria annexed by Byzantium 1018 Bulgarian conquest of Serbia Bulgarian Rebellion against Byzantine rule, lead by Peter II Delian; attempt to restore Bulgarian Kingdom Bulgaro-Vlach Rebellion against Byzantine rule; quickly suppressed Bulgarian Rebellion against Byzantine rule, lead by Konstantin Bodin (Peter); attempt to restore Bulgarian Kingdom, to conquer Serbia Two separate Bulgarian Rebellions, lead by Leka (at Sredetz) and by Dobromir (at Nessebar) First rebellion lead by Travel; rebels allied with Patzinaks Second rebellion lead by Travel First crusade passed through Bulgaria Second crusade passed through Bulgaria |
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Wars of Bulgaria 1185-1393 for a narrative History of Bulgaria click 1185-1393 |
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1186-1188 1190-1196 1199-1202 1202 1203 1205 1208 1210-1214 1217-1218 1230 1232 1235 1237 1238-1241 1241 1246-1256 1257-1258 1273-1277 1277-1280 1278-1280 1330 1371 1382 |
Bulgarian Rebellion against Byzantine Rule, caused by a raise in taxation; Reestablishment of Bulgarian Empire War with Byzantium Conquest of the Rhodopes, Western Thrace and Macedonia Bulgarian victory over Serbs, occupation of Nis Bulgarian victory over Hungarians, occupation of Belgrade Bulgarian victory over Latin Empire (established 1204) Bulgarian defeat at the hands of the Latin Empire, in Battle of Philippopolis (Plovdiv) Rebellion lead by Ivan Assen II., who ousted King Boril Bulgarian victory over Theodor Comnenus, Despot of Epirus War with the Latin Empire War with Hungary Constantinople besieged by allied Bulgarian and Nicaean forces Allied Bulgarians and Latin Empire fought Nicaeans Bulgarians and Nicaeans allied against Latin Empire Tatar invasion of Bulgaria Nicaean-Bulgarian War; the Nicaeans occupied southern Thrace, Macedonia Unsuccessful rebellion lead by Kaliman II. Further Tatar invasions Bulgarian Peasant Rebellion War with Byzantium War with Serbia Ottoman conquest of Thrace Ottoman conquest of Sofia |
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Wars affecting Bulgaria, in the Ottoman period for a narrative History of Bulgaria click 1393-1760, 1760-1848, 1848-1879 see also : List of Wars of Rumelia |
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1393 1396 1397-1402 1444 1453 1521 1526-1541 1683-1699 1688 1793-1798 |
Ottomans occupied Trnovo, the Bulgarian capital Battle of Nicopolis; Christian crusaders, with Serbian, Wallachian and Bulgarian allies, were defeated by the Ottomans Ottoman Siege of Constantinople Battle of Varna; Christian crusaders were defeated by the Ottomans Ottoman Conquest of Constantinople Ottoman Conquest of Belgrade Ottoman Conquest of large parts of Hungary (Battle of Mohacs 1526) Habsburg-Ottoman War Bulgarian uprising against Ottoman rule, centered on Chiprovitzi Pasvanoglu Rebellion, centered on Vidin |
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Wars of Bulgaria 1876-1908 for a narrative History of Bulgaria click 1848-1879, 1879-1896, 1896-1914 |
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1876 1877-1878 1885-1886 |
Bulgarian Rebellion against Ottoman Rule Russo-Ottoman War, resulted in establishmnt of Bulgarian state Serbo-Bulgarian War |
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Wars of Bulgaria 1908-1945 for a narrative History of Bulgaria click 1896-1914, 1914-1918, 1918-1926, 1926-1934, 1934-1939, 1939-1944 |
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1912-1913 1913 1914-1918 1922-1923 1923 1925-1926 1929 1931 1940-1944 1944-1945 |
First Balkan War Second Balkan War World War I Pro-Bulgarian Macedonian separatists (IMRO) occupied Kiustendil in Serbian Macedonia Rebellion of Bulgaria's Communists Graeco-Bulgarian Conflict Raids by Mcedonian separatists, coming from Bulgaria, on the Kingdom of the Serbs-Croats-Slovenes Graeco-Bulgarian Crisis World War II; Bulgaria a reluctant Axis ally World War II; Bulgaria a reluctant Soviet ally |
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Wars in/affecting Bulgaria since 1945 .. for a narrative History of Bulgaria click 1944-1947, 1948-1969, 1969-1989 |
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1946-1949 1968 1991 2003 |
Greek Civl War; Greek communist partisans operated from bases in Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Albania Warsaw Pact forces, including Bulgarians, invaded Czechoslovakia Second Gulf War; Bulgaria contributed to allied forces which liberated Kuwait Third Gulf War; Bulgaria joined Coalition of the Willing which occupied Iraq Thanks to Nikolay Ivanov |
